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FLY TYING
Crappie
& Perch Flies
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Crappie One-Two Punch:
SquidJit & Poiche Flies |
Black Crappie on SquidJit |
Poiche Flies |
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Fall Perch on Poiche Fly |
HelgaMight Fly:
Scourge of the Poconos |
Fall Pickerel, on HelgaMight
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Helga Might
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(Brian M. Wiprud original pattern)
A key aspect is the coloration of black abdomen, olive thorax
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Ingredients:
Hook: #6 Mustaad Streamer 38491
Tail: Root beer Krystal Flash and Brown or bar-dyed marabou.
Abdomen: Black polar chenille, palmered large black saddle feather
Thorax: Olive Polar Chenille.
Head: Brown chenille, medium to large lead eyes (unpainted.)
Thread: Brown or Olive
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1. Tie on lead eyes
under the shank so hook point will ride up. |
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2. Tie in marabou
tail, flanked each side by four strands of root beer Krystal Flash. |
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3. At base of
marabou, tie in black saddle feather and black pearl braid. Wrap the
braid forward to the eyes. |
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4. Palmer the saddle
feather on top, but 1/8" short of the eyes. A glaze of Krazy Glue on the
pearl braid will help keep the saddle feather durable during fishing. |
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5. Behind lead eyes,
tie in brown chenille and olive polar chenille. Wrap thorax in Olive
chenille. |
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6. Wrap head/eyes in
brown chenille, tie off and you're done. |
Shad
Flies
The American Shad's primary prey consist of small
crustaceans such as copepods, mysids and cladocerans. Flies that
imitate these tend to be more effective under varying conditions
than just plugging away with one pattern or color fly.
(Photos courtesy
of Copepod Photos: Courtesy of Michael Marmach,© Museum
Victoria. Krill/Mysid Photo: Courtesy of Uwe Kils, © Alfred
Wagner Institute. Cladoceran Bosima: Courtesy of Jerry Evans Fly
Photos: © 2001 Brian M. Wiprud) |
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Cladoceran
Bosima:
Found in fresh water |
Krill/Mysid |
Bifulco Fly
(Imitates Yellow/Green Mysid) |
Wiprud Mysid Flies,
Variations |
Copepods
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Copepods in pink
and yellow/green |
Jen Fly |
Zsa Zsa’s |
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Shad Fly: Copepod X
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1. Onto a #8
shrimp/caddis hook (Mustaad 81001BR) slide on a small pink
conehead followed by a 5/32 gold tungsten bead. Set into vice
barb down. |
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2. With fine
mono tying thread, tie in six strands of pearl Krystal Flash for
tail, and 1˝" length of pearl braid for wrapping the body. |
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3. Wrap on
lead wire and wind mono forward to behind tungsten bead. |
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4. Wrap pearl
braid forward and tie off behind tungsten bead.
Trim tail to no more than ˝" . |
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Mysid Shrimp Shad Fly
For a closer look at Brian's work, click on an photo to view a larger
image.
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1. Set a wavy
#8 hook (Mustaad 9671, which can be bent) into the vise barb up.
Where the shank meets the bend, use mono fine thread to tie in
Krystal Flash antennae.
Tie in bead chain eye underneith, and clear body lace on top. |
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2. Wrap
vise-side of body with lead wire. Tie in pearl poly tube (with
tag of pink chenille inserted) above bead chain. Wind mono
toward eye and to end of lead wrap. Wind body lace over over
lead to wher it ends and tie in place. Fold down poly tube "carapice"
and tie in at end of lead. Trim off tube. |
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3. Wind mono,
and then body lace back to eye. Tie in shork Krystal Flash
"tail" over eye. |
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4. Tie off and
trim. Paint eyes black, if necessary. The fly is complete. |
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5. Photo of
the real thing: a krill, which is very similar to a mysid
shrimp. |
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Pickerel Fly
As described in the Article
"Snap Tandems for Pickerel" link:
http://www.algonet.se/~sjostran/English/10124.htm
SNAP TANDEM PICKEREL FLY: PERCH
("Schmudts Surprise")
For a closer look at Brian's work, click on an photo to view a larger
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Materials Required Include: 50lb+ Mono, 6lb Mono Tying Thread,
Permanent Black Marker, Epoxy, Green/White/Red/Black Super Hair,
Yellow/Pearl Krystal Flash, Two 2/0 Hooks Mustaad 3366 or
Equivalent), Yellow Flash Woven Plastic Weave Tube. |
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Thread two six-inch strands of 50lb mono through snap, fold in
half, and weave four strands into one. Affix to shank of fore
hook. |
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Slide on body tube from rear, slitting the front so that it
reached the head of the fore hook. Tie in pace behind eye of
fore hook, and tie in large lead eyes on top. Apply Crazy glue. |
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Tie in White Super hair for length of body, with Red Super Hair
approximately the length of the shank on top of that. (This is
the bottom of the fly.) Apply Crazy glue. |
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Turn the fly 180 degrees. Stack three materials: Black Super
Hair on Green on Yellow Krystal Flash for length of body. Tie in
at head, trying not to bind too tightly behind the lead eyes to
keep a high profile for the fly's back. (This is the top of the
fly.) Apply Crazy glue. |
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Spin fly 180 degrees to tie off rear of body tube at snap. Hold
hair out of way with binder clip. Apply Krazy Glue. |
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Put second hook in vice and tie in tuft of Yellow Krystal Flash.
This is the tail. Extra hooks in different colors can be tied
and snapped onto the fly while angling to suit the mood of the
fish. Apply Crazy glue. |
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Apply stick-on reflective eyes to ends of lead eyes. With
permanent black marker, draw in side stripes from black top hair
to top of the body tube. |
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Mix 5-minute epoxy, stirring gently to limit air bubbles. Apply
epoxy with flat tooth pick to head of fly, completely encasing
the stick-on eyes and hair tie-in. Avoid cementing shut the hook
eye. Put fly on electric rotator or turn by hand until glue sets
evenly. Also apply epoxy to head of rear hook and to body tube
connection at head of snap. Allow epoxy to cure for 24 hours
before use. |
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Completed and assembled snap-tandem fly. |
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