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Global FlyFisher. Fly from the pattern database -
All kinds of flies from all over the globeLa Muerte
La Muerte
| Type | Warm saltwater fly
| Originator
| Lars Mathiessen
| Year of origin
| 2004
| Difficulty
| Easy
| Target species
| Tarpon
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Materials
| Hook | Large Owner saltwater hook, 1/0-5/0 | | Thread | Yellow or white | | Tail | A few straws of flash, four soft, white hackle feathers, two soft, blue hackle feathers | | Hackle | Soft, blue hackle feather and a soft, white hackle feather | | Head | Tying thread | | Eyes | Doll eyes | | Hook | Dry, long, size 10-16 | | Thread | Color o match body. | | Body | Poly yarn cut into 1 cm pieces. | | Wing | Poly yarn |
Tying instructions
- Start the tying thread at the hook bend
- Tie in a few straws of flash extending rearwards
- Select four large white hackles
- Strip off the barbs on the stem of the feathers. Aim for a length about 4-6 times hook shank length
- Tie in two white feathers and one blue on each side of the hook
- The feathers must sit vertically curving out and to the very rear of the hook
- Prepare two hackles, one blue and one white
- Tie in the blue one first and wind it forwards followed by the white one
- Create a long, tapered head on the front part of the hook
- Stick two doll's eyes to the rear part of the head
- Varnish or epoxy the head over the thread and eyes
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