Lars Mathiessen
Warm saltwater fly
Easy
- Start the tying thread at the hook bend
- Tie in a few straws of flash extending rearwards
- Select four large white hackles
- Strip off the barbs on the stem of the feathers. Aim for a length about 4-6 times hook shank length
- Tie in two white feathers and one blue on each side of the hook
- The feathers must sit vertically curving out and to the very rear of the hook
- Prepare two hackles, one blue and one white
- Tie in the blue one first and wind it forwards followed by the white one
- Create a long, tapered head on the front part of the hook
- Stick two doll's eyes to the rear part of the head
- Varnish or epoxy the head over the thread and eyes
tarpon
| Hook | Saltwater, straight eye, size 2-4/0 |
| Thread | 6/0 - color to match body - or just white |
| Tail | A few straws of flash, four soft, white hackle feathers, two soft, blue hackle feathers |
| Hackle | Soft, blue hackle feather and a soft, white hackle feather |
| Head | Tying thread |
| Eyes | Doll eyes |
| Body | Poly yarn cut into 1 cm pieces. |
| Wing | Poly yarn |
