Martin Joergensen
Cold saltwater fly
Medium
- Start the thread at the hook bend.
- Cut off 4-6 ostrich her and tear them in two.
- Align the tips and add the torn butts a little short of the tips.
- Tie them in protruding half a shank length or so behind the hook.
- Trim off the herl butts.
- Dub the thread and form a slim body on the hook shank.
- Stick on the eyes to the absolute rear of the hook shank.
- Add a bit of LCR between and over the eyes and cure.
- Cut a bunch of rabbit.
- Trim to length. The tips should just cover the eyes.
- Tie in right behind the hook eye covering the butts forming a fairly large “head”.
- Cut thread and cover head and the base of the mantle with a bit of LCR.
- Pull the mantle into shape and cure the LCR.
- Trim the tips of the mantle to free the eyes. The fur should have a distinct edge.
| Hook | Long shank, saltwater like Mustad 34011, size 2 - 1/0 or a thin 1½ inch tube |
| Thread | White 6/0 |
| Arms | White ostrich herl |
| Body | White angora rabbit |
| Eyes | Large B/W stick on |
| Resin | Clear, hard LCR |
| Mantle | White angora rabbit |
