A bonefish fly inspired by the March Brown colors and materials.
Martin Joergensen
Warm saltwater fly
Easy
- Start the thread just in front of the hook bend.
- Tie in partridge fibers as a tail. Fibers from the mottled tail coverts are longer and coarser and good for the purpose.
- Tie in the rib. Double or quadruple if using tying thread.
- Dub the body to the front, leaving space for the wing and eyes.
- Rib the body in 4-5 turns. Bend back the tags and tie down. Don't cut the surplus!
- Collect a fairly thick bunch of partridge fibers, again from the tail coverts.
- Tie in on the underside of the hook, tips just reaching and covering the hook point.
- Trim the butts.
- Tie in dumbbell eyes on the top of the hook shank.
- Secure with plenty criss-cross wraps.
- Whip finish, cut thread and varnish over the head and eyes.
bonefish
| Hook | Wide gape saltwater hook, like Ahrex SA280 size 2 |
| Thread | Tan 6/0 |
| Tail | Mottled partridge fibers |
| Rib | Yellow floss or tying thread |
| Body | Hare's wool dubbing |
| Wing | Mottled partridge fibers, yellow thread from rib |
| Eyes | Tungsten dumbbell eyes |
| Head | Tying thread |
