Cyclone warning about last
weekend, so no fishing due to bad weather but at least I could do
some fly tying but what to tie?
Started searching web and
found this fly
Fly Tying Mantis Shrimp
Flats Fly for Permit, Golden Trevally, Bonefish - Andy Thomsen -
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7cTwRmfZTik - If that link doesn't work search
for the title of video clip on youtube.
If you go by his videos easily seen as a very talented angler and fly tyer!
Look for his 'toad fly' too
- awesome!
Love this mantis shrimp fly
- (could be prawn or crab too)
Conceptually, and the way
it is tied - intriguing and inspiring to me
This fly for me is one of
those breakthrough flies in tying styles
Eyes on stalks as a weed
guard, other end of stalks to help the fly sit right way on the mud. Lots and
lots of life, even sitting still, given the materials used.
So I had to tie
some......... School reports are finished, so I used class time today to tie
some while students doing chapter reviews.
Started making eye stalks
yesterday which are simply a red bead on heavy mono, burn end into lump, push
bead onto hot mono lump, cover with epoxy, set aside to set.
Differences with my
versions are the feeler materials being all spinnerbaits lure skirt material
and that I tied in rabbit zonker before eye stalks (not as in Andy's
instructional video) as seemed easier
I also used magnum zonker
strips as a slightly wider cut and more fur (not the olive one in the attached
images though - you can easily see the difference in body size compared to
white and natural fur versions)
Seems a very versatile fly
a suited to many species of fish in the top end.
Flats Barra should scoff
them down so too Brown/blue Bastards
- I saw so many of these frustrating fish last time out when I was stalking
flats barra, the BBs refused all my offerings - so I was looking for a more
suitable fly and I think this one is it!
Can hardly wait for school
holidays in two weeks so I can test these flies on fish rather than thinking
about fishing while I teach middle school kids who for the most don't care
about their learning!
See you on the water! - I
will report on successful (hopefully) testing soon!
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