A redfish fly that puts
fish in the boat.....
(From Fly Fish America:
February, 2000 (pp 36-37))
Materials
Hook: SC15 or SS15 1/0 or 2/0 Gamakatsu
Thread: 6/0 Tan or Brown Unithread
Eyes: Med (6/32oz) chrome dumbbell
Wing: Copper Flashabou
Underwing: Copper K-flash
Body: Copper crystal chenille
Tail: Copper Flashabou
Authors Note: This pattern has been very effective
in Green (flashabou #6907), Brown (#6917), Pearl (#6905), Black (#6912), Pink
(#6965) and Gold.
Instructions
- After securing the hook in your vise, wrap the thread onto
the hook shank.
- Wrap thread forward and lay the dumbbell eyes
onto the shank (Clouser style). Attach dumbbell eye by wrapping thread in
figure-8 pattern around the hook shank and eyes). Secure the eyes by wrapping 6
to 8 turns between shank and eyes. Apply a generous amount of your favorite head
cement (I don't recommend Zap-A-Gap because it will react with the crystal
chenille that will cover the eyes.)
- Wrap back to the bend of the hook and cut 8 to
10 strands of flashabou about one inch in length. Attach the flashabou for the
tail and apply more head cement to your wraps.
- Tie in a 3-inch strand of copper crystal
chenille and wrap the thread forward to the back of the eyes. Wrap the chenille
forward to just behind the eyes. Tie it off. Leave the remaining chenille
hanging as we will use it later to wrap over the eyes.
- You will now need to turn your hook so that
the hook point is facing up. Cut 8-15 (more is better in my view) strands of
copper K-flash 2 1/2 to 3 inches in length. Tie in the K-flash just behind the
eyes.
- Cut 15 to 25 strands of copper flashabou the
same length as K-flash and tie it in like the K-flash.
- Wrap your thread ahead to in front of the
dumbbell eyes.
- Pick up the remaining crystal chenille and
wrap once or twice behind the eyes and then figure-8 the chenille over the eyes
and finish by wrapping once or twice in front of the eyes. Leave yourself enough
room to whip finish.
- Whip finish and apply head cement.
Capt. Randy Hamilton (
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