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OLD FLY OF THE MONTH
PATTERNS
This section of the web
site will be dedicated to the Fly of the Month. Each month, we
will take a local fly that has been doing well on fish, and give you
step-by-step instructions on how to tie it. Many of these
flies will be submitted by local guides. Each fly will contain
a materials list, as well as a guide on how to fish it.
April Fly of the Month
TWO J SPAWNING SHRIMP
Materials:
- Mustad 34007 Hook, sizes 8-2
- Flat Waxed Thread, color to match body
material
- Orange Egg Yarn
- Craft Fur, regular for hooks 8-4, extra
select for 2
- Lead Eyes - match to fly size and sink
rate desired
Tying Directions:
- Step 1 - Attach thread to the hook and
wind back to hook point. Tie in a clump of orange egg
yarn, on top of the hook shank. Egg yarn should be tied in
so that it puffs out towards the rear.
- Step 2 - Trim the egg yarn to the size of
a pencil eraser for a #4 hook, slightly smaller or larger for
other hook sizes.
- Step 3 - Cut a swath of craft fur and
clean out the fluff; do not dispose of the fluff, keep this for
the body material. The craft fur should measure 1 1/2 to 2
times the hook shank length. Tie this in, directly in
front of the egg yarn. After securing the craft fur, pull
it forward and wrap behind the fur four times; this will make
the craft fur stick up.
- Step 4 - Create a dubbing loop directly
in front of the craft fur tail.
- Step 5 - Move the thread forward and
attach the eyes approximately 1/8 inch behind the hook eye.
Leave the thread behind the eyes after securing them.
- Step 6 - Take the fluff that was cleaned
out of the craft fur and insert it into the dubbing loop.
Be sure to spread the material out along the entire loop.
Carefully palmer the dubbing loop forward, keeping the palmering
tightly shouldered. Palmer to the rear of the eyes and
secure. Trim off any excess dubbing loop.
- Step 7 - Wrap the thread forward of the
eyes and whip finish. Trim the top of the craft fur body
to a taper and trim the sides to match. Trim the bottom of
the body even with the hook point, to simulate legs.
- Step 8 - Take a marker and segment the
tail. Add a weedguard if desired; a double mono weedguard
works the best.
The finished fly should have a
shrimp-like appearance and the egg sac should be visible from the
rear. This fly is extremely effective when the fish are keying
on spawning shrimp. Short strips work best, making the fly
jump up and then dive back down. Colors can be varied for the
shrimp in your area and white works well when fishing lights.
Redfish, trout, tripletail, flounder, snook and tarpon have been
taken on this pattern, so give it a try and let us know your
results.
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