| TYPE: |
Wet Fly; Attractor |
| SIMULATES: |
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| HABITAT: |
East & West Coast Rivers |
| DESIGNED TO TAKE: |
American or White Shad (Alosa sapidissima) |
| BACKGROUND: |
A variation on the classic shad fly by Masao Yokogama of California. (Hence the name, M Y.) Red hot from mid April through June on California's Sacramento, American, Feather and Yuba rivers. A good choice for shad anywhere. |
| MATERIALS: |
| Hook: |
Size 2 Mustad #3908C |
| Thread: |
Flourescent Red |
| Tag: |
Flourescent Red (or Hargrave Version, Green) Thread |
| Tail: |
Small Pearlescent Flashabou Tubing (Core Removed, End Unraveled) |
| Body: |
Small Pearlescent Flashabou Tubing (Wrapped) |
| Hackle: |
Soft White Neck Hackle |
| Collar: |
Red Tying Thread |
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
- Flatten hook barb. Hone point sharp. Leave head space and wrap slightly beyond, then back to bend for tag; half-hitch. (For green tag version, tie in green thread at bend, tie off at bend, then trim.)
- Remove core from a length of Flashabou tubing.
- Tie tubing atop shank, leaving about 1/4 inch tail beyond bend. Use dubbing needle to unravel tail strands. Wrap 3/5 shank length with Flashabou body. Tie off. Trim excess tubing.
- Trim barbs to "stubble" along hackle feather's butt.
- Tie in with tip extending rearward.
- Use side cutters to trim off a pair of bead chain eyes. Tie eyes securely atop shank between body and hook eye, using "figure 8" wraps.
- Spin hackle feather fully. Trim off excess tip. Build up thread collar, wrapping slightly back on spun hackle.
- Fully wrap space between bead eyes. Wrap head space. Be sure to close gap between eyes and shank. Whip finish. Clip thread. Cement head from base of hackle.
Drawings Copyright © 1987, John F. McKim. All rights reserved.
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