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Deceiver/Streamer Patch

Lefty Kreh Tied His First Deceiver in 1950 Thence Came the Deceiver Patch

And changed saltwater fly fishing forever. Deceiver/Streamer Patch ties flies still work because long, flowing saddle feathers push water, breathe on the pause, and look exactly like a panicked baitfish trying to get away from something with teeth. The Ewing Deceiver Streamer Patch gives you the feathers to tie that fly — and every other big streamer in your rotation — at a standard the pattern deserves.

Every patch in this lineup comes in a grizzly barred finish that adds depth, movement, and a lifelike lateral-line effect to your flies. With 16 color options — Grizzly, Olive Grizzly, Brown Grizzly, Coachman Brown Grizzly, Honey Grizzly, Claret Grizzly, Red Grizzly, Orange Grizzly, Bright Purple Grizzly, Dark Purple Grizzly, Lavender Grizzly, Kingfisher Blue Grizzly, Light Pink Grizzly, Silver Dr. Blue Grizzly, Green Chartreuse Grizzly, and Yellow Chartreuse Grizzly — you can match natural baitfish or go loud for visibility depending on conditions. The natural olive and brown tones nail everything from juvenile mullet to herring. The hot colors — chartreuse, orange, bright purple — are what you reach for in stained water, low light, or when fish need something they can actually find.

Fiber length is long enough for proper 3/0–4/0 saltwater Deceivers and big trout streamers without piecing feathers together, and the quills are pliable enough to wrap without cracking. These are working-bench patches, not display-case material.

Perfect for: Lefty’s Deceiver, Clousers, surf candy, big trout streamers, pike and musky flies, striper patterns, tarpon flies, and any saltwater baitfish imitation that needs long flowing hackle.