Bites in Pink Satin
Satin ribbon can’t be used in as many different ways as organza, but it definitely makes some juicy looking fish snacks.
I use a lot of organza ribbon, but it’s not the only ribbon that can be used to tie flies. Satin ribbon can’t be used in as many different ways as organza, but it definitely makes some juicy looking fish snacks.
You can buy 3mm ribbon by the metre from craft and sewing shops in a wide range of colours, including white if you want some bites in white satin. Or you can get the ribbon online by the spool if you want a lot, or buy cut lengths in different colours, 5 metres (which will make a lot of flies) costs around a pound in the UK.
Making the body is simple, you just need a sewing needle clamped in your tying vise by the eye. A 1mm needle about 5-6cm long is ideal. Make the body around twice the length you want on the fly to make it easy to tie in and remove the waste ends.
You are not restricted to tying Satin Bites in pink. I ‘borrowed’ some olive ribbon from my wife’s sewing basket to tie the one above with a 3.5mm copper bead and some squirrel dubbing. Grayling like this one too, as do trout.
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