Published Sep 1. 2015 - 8 years ago
Updated or edited Oct 1. 2017
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A simple Crazy Charlie and Gotcha style pattern aimed for winter sea run brown trout, but probably equally well suited for bonefish.
Originator:
Martin Joergensen
Pattern type:
Cold saltwater fly
Skill level/difficulty:
Very easy
Instruction:
- Tie in the thread mid-hook
- Tie down body braid and cover all the way to the hook bend-plus a bit
- Wind thread back to the middle of the hook shank
- Follow by tight turns of body braid
- Tie down braid and cut surplus
- Wind the thread forwards to the middle of the bare piece of shank
- Tie in bead chain eyes on the top of the shank
- Bring thread back to the front of the body
- Tie in orange flash chenille
- Wind thread forwards to right behind the eyes
- Take 2-3 turns of chenille behind the eyes
- Tie chenille down and cut surplus
- Prepare a small bunch of flash. The tips should just touch the hook point.
- Tie in under and in front of the eyes
- Form a large head over the wing butts in front of the eyes
- Varnish
Species:
Materials:
Hook | Kamasan B175 size 6 |
Tying thread | Orange 6/0 |
Body | Silver body braid |
Eyes | Bead chain |
Thorax | Orange flash chenille |
Wing | Pearlescent flash straw |
Head | Tying thread |
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