Here are some interesting tidbits of the fly scene from “Around the Net!”
Fly box from Jazz and Fly Fishing.
jazzandflyfishing.com
Ulf Hagström – big ugly fly
Fish loved this one – Red Spot Fly
Sedotti’s – Kick n’ Chicken
Hook: Gamakatsu worm hook size 1/0
Head: Petitjean Magic Head size R13
Keel: .025 lead wire – 10-12 wraps sealed with UV cure
Foul Guard: Sparse clump of bucktail
Tail: 2 saddle hackles, splayed
Body: Reverse tied bucktail, 2 clumps on top and bottom
Flash: Gold, copper, pearl, silver, or opal Flashabou
Throat: Red Ice Dub
Eyes: 3D Holographic Eyes – attach using Super Glue GEL
#14 Sulphur Sexi-Floss Thorax Dun, tied and photographed by Don Bastian.
Hook: Standard dry fly hook, #14 or #16
Thread: Danville Flymaster #7 Orange
Tails: Six yellow or ginger Microfibetts, split 3/3; you can also use just three fibers and divide them with two thread wraps. This works on the pattern because of the floatation qualities of the Sexi-Floss.
Abdomen: Amber Sexi-Floss
Wing: Tan Enrico’s Sea Fibers (also Poly-Fluff or Hi-Vis) same product, if you have or can still find them
Hackle: Ginger
Thorax: Sulphur orange rabbit dubbing
Yard Sales – Matt Grajewski
Shawn Combs
