Martin Joergensen
Warm saltwater fly
Very easy
- Start the thread just behind the hook eye
- Form a base for the eyes
- Tie in the eyes on top of the hook shank leaving some space up to the hook eye
- Turn the hook upside down in the vise
- Take the thread to just behind the eyes
- GP version
- Strip the soft barbs off a couple of red golden pheasant breast feathers
- Lay the feathers together aligning the tips
- Take a couple of loose turns over the stems to hold them flat against the underside of the hook shank (now top of the upside down hook)
- Pull the stems until the barbs have a suitable length and gather to a small round bunch just reaching into the hook bend
- Take a couple more tight turns of thread to secure the feathers and flare them a bit
- Trim the surplus stems and barbs
- Herl version
- Take a couple of peacock herl and simply rip off the stiff base
- Rip the rest of the herl into 3-4 piece each depending on length
- Align the tips and tie in just behind the eyes so that the tipe just reach into the hook bend
- Trim the surplus herl
- Take the thread to the front of the eyes covering the underwing butts
- Fold over 3-4 straws of Krystal Flash one or two times to get about double the wing length
- The final overwing should be about 1½ times the hook length
- Cut the ends open. The wing doesn't have to be very even
- Take one end of the bunch in each hand and catch the thread, pulling the bunch into the latest thread turn
- Pull the bunch to the top of the hook shank under the thread and secure with a couple of wraps
- Bend back the front part and tie down both parts behind the eyes
- Wrap over the flash and maybe form a small head in front of the eyes. I don't mind a bit of flash being visible over the eyes
- Whip finish and cut thread
- Varnish over eyes and thread
bonefish
sea trout (sea run)
| Hook | Kamasan B170 size 6-4 |
| Tying thread | Black 6/0 |
| Eyes | Bead chain or dumbbell depending on availability or desired weight (dumbbells are typically heavier) |
| Underwing | A couple of red golden pheasant breast feathers long enough to just cover the hook point |
| Underwing (alternative) | A couple peacock herl |
| Overwing | Four straws of pearl Krystal flash folded over 2-3 times to create a small bunch |
