Martin Joergensen
Cold saltwater fly
Easy
- Tie in the rib at the the hook bend
- Dub the body to a slender, cylindrical shape. Leave a little space behind the hook eye
- Prepare two matched hen feathers by stripping off webby material
- Hole them with the dull side against each other and put them over the body
- Measure the feathers to a suitable length - abot 1½ times the hook length
- Strip off excess material on both top an bottom of the feathers
- Strip off excess material in the full body length on the underside of the feathers leaving only the tail intact
- Tie down the feathers in front of the body
- Rib firmly through the feathers with 4-5 open wraps
- Tie down the rib and trim surplus
- Prepare a feather for the hackle by stripping off the soft part
- Tie in as a wet fly hackle and wind it 3-4 times
- Tie down and cut surplus off
- Whip finish and varnish
- Slip a Kameleon head over the hook eye, turn and lock in place
largemouth bass
sea trout (sea run)
| Hook | Straight eye streamer, size 4-6 |
| Thread | Brown |
| Body | Tan Scintilla dubbing |
| Rib | Oval medium silver |
| Wing | Two brown hen feathers |
| Hackle | One brown hen feather |
| Head | Bidoz Kameleon Alu head, silver or black |
| Eyes | Stick on eyes |
