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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.
September
2007
The Sassie Shrimp
Provided By:
Captain Nick Sassic
Materials Needed:
- Mustad 34007 (or similar hook), sizes #8-#2
- Lead or Beadchain Eyes, weight depends on
hook size and sink rate
- Craft Fur
- Marker, Sharpie or other Permanent Marker
for Barring
- Crystal Flash
- Crosscut Rabbit Fur
- Strung Rooster Hackle
- Hard Mono, for Weedguard
Tying Directions:
- Step One: Place hook in
vise, point down, secure and attach thread. Secure eyes to
the top of the hook shank, leaving enough room to tie in a
weedguard between eyes and the eye of the hook.
- Step Two: Move the thread to
the rear of the hook shank. Select a clump craft fur,
about the thickness of a pencil eraser. Clean out the
fluff. Measure the craft fur to twice the length of the
hook shank and trim off any excess material; trim from the butt
of craft fur, so that the natural taper of the tips remains.
Tie in the craft fur, to the top of the hook, just before the
bend.
- Step Three: Using a
permanent marker, bar the craft fur. Although the photo
shows black barring, we normally use olive, bronze or another
lighter barring. Black was used to show up better in the
photograph. Barring is completed easier in this step,
before placing the other materials on.
- Step Four: Tie in three to
four pieces of crystal flash on each side of the craft fur.
The crystal flash should be tied in on the sides. The
crystal flash should be as long as the main body of the craft
fur (not including the extreme tips of the craft fur).
- Step Five: Cut a piece of
crosscut rabbit hide about 2" long; this length will give you
some material to work with. Tie the rabbit in, directly in
front of the craft fur tie in point. Make sure that the
fur is laying backwards, towards the craft fur. Palmer the
rabbit strip one to two times, around the hook shank.
Number of wraps will depend on the size of the hook. Tie
off and trim any extra rabbit.
- Step Six: Select a strung
saddle hackle that is full and limber enough to palmer. It
may be necessary to trim the butt of the feather off, so that
the quill will not break when the feather is palmered. Tie
the hackle directly on top of the exposed rabbit hide (white
area under in front of the fur on Step 4 photo). After
securing the feather, move the thread forward, to just behind
the lead/beadchain eyes. Carefully palmer the hackle
forward, being sure not to trap individual barbules under the
wraps. Secure the hackle behind the eye and trim off any
excess.
- Step Seven: Move the thread
in front of the lead/beadchain eyes and tie in a double mono
weedguard.
Fishing Techniques:
Captain Nick Sassic
has been utilizing this fly for redfish, trout, snook and tarpon.
There is no reason why it will not work on any other species that
eats shrimp on a regular basis. The fly can be tied to sink
rapidly or slowly, depending on the eyes used. Captain Sassic
says that short strips work the best, to imitate the darting of an
escaping shrimp. If the fish don't attack it with that
retrieve, he uses long, slow strips, causing the fly to drag across
the bottom.
Captain Nick prefers
tying this fly in natural colors: tans, olives, browns, and creams.
He uses grizzly crosscut rabbit, to give the barring effect to this
area. This fly has also worked in pink, white, and rootbeer.
Experiment with colors that have proven themselves in your
particular area. Good tying and happy hunting.
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