Shark's Wasp
Published Mar 26th 2009
The sting
This is a fly that I tied for first time in 2004 and caught many chubs in the Struma river, my home river. The design of the fly is my idea.
It is very efficient pattern and many flyfishermen here in Bulgaria like to fish with it. The chubs here love it. It's fished as a dry fly, and as is always the case with terrestrials fishing on windy days close to the bank or under bushes and trees might do the trick. Land insects blow onto the water all the time, and some fish are keyed in on these "casualties".
I hope your local fish like the Shark's Wasp too.
Tight Lines!
The foam wasp
| Type | Dry fly |
| Originator | Radoslav Kiskinov |
| Year of origin | 2004 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Target species | Brook trout Brown trout Chub Grayling Panfish |
Materials
| Hook | Mustad 94840 #12 |
| Thread | Black 8/0 |
| Abdomen (rear body) | Yellow Foam and black permanent pen |
| Thorax (front body) | Black foam |
| Wings | Brown cock feather tips |
| Hackle | Brown cock |
Tying instructions
See the images below
For a more impressionistic wasp pattern, you can look at Kasper Muhlbach's Foam Wasp.
