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Global FlyFisher. Fly from the pattern database -
All kinds of flies from all over the globeFoileel
Foileel
| Type | Cold saltwater fly
| Originator
| Martin Joergensen
| Year of origin
| 2012
| Difficulty
| Easy
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Materials
| Hook | Scierra stinger hook size 12 (corresponds to ordinary hook size 6-8) | | Thread | 6/0 chartreuse | | Belly | Polar bear (use white bucktail as a substitute) | | Wing | Olive bucktail and a couple of straws of smooth pearl flash | | Topping | Two peacock herl | | Sides | Bay Anchovy Fleye Foils size small | | Coating | Bug-bond Light Curing Resin |
Tying instructions
- Start the thread close to the hook eye leaving a little space
- Tie in a small bunch of Polar bear (or white bucktail) about 4 times the length of the hook under the shank
- Tie in a small bunch of olive bucktail slightly longer on top of the shank
- Top with a couple of peacock herl
- Attach Fleye Foils to the side of the fly, making sure the small protrusion on the foil flushes with the bare shank right behind the hook eye
- Catch these protrusions with the thread
- Cover and build a small head
- Whip finish and cut thread
- Pull back materials tightly and cover fly front and foils with a UV resin such as Bug-Bond
- Distribute the resin to form a slender body
- Harden with UV light
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