The Overtaker
Small, black and sexy... and no, it's not lingerie
The Overtaker of course owes a lot to the Undertaker - a classical black fly with a green and red or orange butt. In this version, the universal small black fly has donned its tube clothing, and has become a universal small black tube fly, here dressed by Danish tube fly tier Ken Bonde Larsen.
Small black flies are a must in any salmon anglers box. They can be useful in almost any type of water under almost any type of conditions. If the water is very muddy or dark, they may not be as visble as larger, shinier and more colorful flies. But they may very well work there too.
This fly shows that tube flies need not be large flies. The Overtaker on a tube compares to a fly tied on a size 6 or 4 hook, and is a fairly small and compact fly. Again we have used a metal cone in the front, which will make the fly dive sexily towards the bottom when allowed and keep it horizontal when working in the current. You can omit the metal cone or substitute it for a plastic ditto if so inclined.
About The Overtaker
| Type | Tube fly |
| Originator | Ken Bonde Larsen |
| Year of origin | 2008 |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Target species | Atlantic salmon (sea run) Steelhead (sea run) |
Materials
| Tube | Half inch black tube with inner tube (FITS) |
| 1st butt | Orange tying thread 3/0 |
| 2nd butt | Bright green tying thread 3/0 |
| Tying thread | Black |
| Body | Peacock colored flash dubbing |
| 1st wing section | Black Arctic fox |
| Wing flash | Peacock colored Angle Hair |
| 2nd wing section | Black Arctic fox |
| Front hackle | Black hen |
| Cone | Orange cone or dish |
Tying instructions
See the images below
Submitted March 11th 2009
Les,
If you click on the picture you will be able to clearly see what's going on. So no, we're not going to use a white board. Maybe a background, which is slightly less confusing than this one, but not a plain, white board. That is simply too boring! ;-)
Martin