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by Martin Curtis
Hook
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Mustad 34007, size 2-8 |
Thread
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3/0 Danville Monocord, white |
Eyes
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bead chain, silver, small |
Tail
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Krystal Flash, pearl, 6-8 strands |
Body
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Krystal Flash, as above |
Overbody
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Vinyl-Rib (V-Rib) clear, small or
medium (depending on size of hook) |
Underwing
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Krystal Flash, as above |
Hackle wing
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Grizzly Saddle Hackle, dyed yellow |
Fur wing
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Arctic Fox, yellow and olive |
Topping
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Peacock Herl, 4-6 strands |
Throat
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Arctic Fox, orange |
Tying Procedure
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- Tie on bead chain eyes on top of hook shank, using
figure-eight in between bead-chain
- Near the rear of the hook, tie in tail of 6-8 strands of
Krystal Flash, about ¾ length of hook shank. Do not trim
off! Leave it facing forward over the front.
- Tie in V-Rib.
- Wrap the hook shank with the Krystal flash, figure eight
it between the bead chain and tie off in front of eyes. Do
not trim off! Leave it facing forward over the front.
- Overwrap the Krystal Flash with the V-Rib, with the
final turn going between the bead chain. Tie off in front of
eyes.
- Turn the hook over in the vice.
- Pull the remaining Krystal Flash towards the rear and
tie it as an underwing. Trim it to the length of the tail.
- Tie in a matched pair of yellow dyed grizzly saddle
tips.
- Tie in yellow arctic fox fur, sparsely veiling the
hackle tips, then tie in the olive arctic fox fur over the
top of this, also sparse.
- Tie in the 4-6 strands of peacock herl tips over the
fur.
- Tie in orange fox fur for throat, shorter than the wing.
- Form head and cement.
- Using Pantone Felt Markers, color top of head olive and
bottom of head orange.
- Cement head again.
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Notes
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This fly is used for fishing in
fast waters such as the Manigotagan River, where the added
weight of the bead chain eyes is needed to get the fly down
quickly. The added advantage of the bead chain eyes is that it
causes the fly to ride hook point up, preventing some snags (not
all). I have used this fly, or the calf-tail version, for white
bass and drum in the above mentioned river and I suspect it
would be good in the Red River at Lockport for walleye and
sauger. Many other versions of the Foxy Charlie (a derivative
of the bonefish fly crazy Charlie) can be made, as attractor
patterns such as chartreuse or baitfish imitations such as
shiners, stickle back or black-nosed dace using different colors
of Krystal flash and arctic fur. |
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