Published Mar 30. 2023 - 11 months ago
Updated or edited Mar 30. 2023

Baitfish Perdigon

The Perdigon is a very popular euro nymphing fly that is pretty simple to tie and is very effective. The tunsten bead makes for a heavy fly that reaches the bottom to where the trout are quickly and riding hook point up helps keep it from snagging on the bottom as easily. When I moved to Texas, I noticed the perdigon worked well also for sunfish, crappie and bass. So I decided to work at making a small version to mimic some of the other food sources these fish target, namely small fish fry. While not as easy or quick to tie as the regular perdigon, it is still rather quick. And speed could be increased if you dont worry as much about the fancy eyes. Heck just a simple dot of black resin by the front of the fly could do it also. And that would be much quicker than worrying about the eyes.

This fly also can be tied in a number of different colors. Just change up thread color, bead color, flash color and tail color. The resin comes in a number of different colors also and you can swap out colors to make different designs as well. You can also tie it with different tail materials and more options and also a host of different fly sizes. Just get creative and have fun.

There are a few guys I've seen tie similar flies. So this idea is not really original to me, many guys have made small fry patterns.

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Materials
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Hook: Risen Barbless 9230 (size 12) - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/hooks/products/jig-fly-hook-9230?va...
Bead: Risen Slotted Tunsten (Silver / 3.0mm) - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/beads-and-weights/products/slotted-...
Thread: Veevus 10/0 (white) - https://www.flyartist.com/products/veevus-10-0-thread?_pos=1&_sid=b2a98f...
Tail: Whiting Chickabou (grizzly) - https://www.flyartist.com/products/hareline-natural-grizzly-mini-marabou...
Body: Flashabou (pearl) - https://www.flyartist.com/products/flashabou-original?_pos=1&_sid=14b5c5...
Belly: Krystal Flash (pearl) - https://www.flyartist.com/products/hareline-krystal-flash?_pos=1&_sid=04...
Eyes: Living Eyes (ice / 3mm) - https://www.flyartist.com/products/fish-skull-living-eyes?_pos=1&_sid=50...
Bottom Resin: Solarez Bone Dry Colored (pink) - https://www.solarez.com/product/bone-dry-colors/
Top Resin: Solarez Colored Resin (black) - https://www.solarez.com/product/solarez-fly-tie-colors/
Coating Resin: Solarez Ultra Thin (clear) - https://www.solarez.com/product/fly-tie-ultra-thin-bone-dry/

Tools
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Vise: Renzetti Traveler - https://amzn.to/2t2FFmo
Bobbin: Stonfo Bobtec - https://amzn.to/2YWOf39
Scissors: Risen Spring Assist - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/fly-tying-tools-and-accessories/pro...
Whip finisher: Dr. Slick brass - https://amzn.to/2tGYwDW
Fly Tying Bench: Oasis Walnut Compact Bench - https://www.oasisbenches.com/oasis-benches/compact-bench/
UV Light: Solarez UV Cure (high output) - https://www.solarez.com/product/uv-cure-flashlight-high-output/

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