Zach Matthews
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I don’t have a lot of dry fly experience (Arkansas has few hatches and the ones in the Smokies aren’t usually multi-hatch situations).
Hey Neal –
I like the baitfish but I think the coloration is a little too abstract; that’s probably just a style thing.
I love how on the South Island of New Zealand, the license plates need NO identification whatsoever.
Here’s another use for the material. This is not my pattern; I copied one I got from the Fish Hawk which was originated by a Japanese man, but I don’t recall the name.
I also suck with epoxy, and I should have used 30 minute instead of 5. I also probably should have glued the foam together with Zap a Gap prior to epoxying it. And I should have been more patient about letting the colors dry. And left the stripes off. Having said all that, I think this will catch fish even as is.
That is a 7/0 hook.
I said I’d post a pic and here it is. Neal is doing some even more creative stuff, but this is a very fast bigeye baitfish to tie.
Fly Slama Jama
Hook: Gamakatsu 3/0 4X heavy x-short
Tail: White Kanekalon 70% / Silver Lite Brite 30% Blend
Flashtail: 1/8″ hank of Silver Flashabou
Body: Red Lite Brite dubbed up to eye
Wing: Chartreuse Kanekalon 70% / Peacock Green Lite Bright 30% Blend
Overwing: Pencil-lead thick hank of Peacock Green Lite Brite
Thread: 6/0 Mono
Eyes: Large Holo Eyes
Glue: Shoe Goo/Goop/TuoleneInstructions:
Start thread at point of hook and wrap back to bend. Yank off a 6″ long pencil-lead think hank of red lite brite and roll it in your fingers to make a rope. Start at thread tie-in. Next tie on the first hank of White Kanekalon/Silver Lite Brite, about 2X the hook length, on top of the lite brite (on top of the hook). Then, add the Flashtail on top of that, extending it back about 3X the hook length. This should overhang the blended fibers somewhat to make a nice tail to flick around. Wrap the dubbing over the tie in points of the first white Kanekalon and the flashtail, then lock it down with a thread wrap.