Martin Joergensen
Pike fly
Easy
- Pick a hook before cutting the foam pieces.
- Cut three foam pieces as shown on the drawing
- Use a small foam scrap for the tail
- Tie in the tail over the hook bend
- Tie in the pieces of foam in reverse order, one at a time, pointing to the rear
- Take the thread forward
- Bend the top piece of foam forward and tie it down flat
- Bend the next piece forward and tie it down with an arc over the first piece
- Bend the final piece forward and tie it down, arcing the two other pieces
- Whip finish and cut the thread
- Varnish the two tie-in spots and the whole hook shank
| Hook | Large straight eye streamer hook 1/0-4/0 |
| Thread | Tan 6/0 |
| Tail | Foam scrap or yarn |
| Body | Three pieces of brown, tan or grey foam cut to shape |
