Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Squirely Crayfish Step by Step

Another one today, more the warm water fishers.

Recipe:
Hook: Allen S403 size 6
Thread: Brown 6/0 thread
Legs: Two separate bunches of died fox squirrel tail
Eyes: Mono and bead eyes (video to come)
Shell back: Moose main
Hackle: Died brown grizzly hen hackle
Body: Rust brown dubbing
Dub a small but to the fly at the back after you have started the thred.

In two seperate bunches, tie in two seperate 'claws' To keep them seperated you can do a few wraps around their base like would be done on a parachute dry.
Tie in monofiliment eyes on the bottom of the hook.

Tie in moose mane on the bottom of the hook


Tie in your hen hackle feather, and then dub the body, tapering towards the eye.
Wrap hackle forward, tie off, and then trim the fibers from the bottom of the body(What will be the top)
Pull Moose mane forward, forming a shell back, and secure.

Trim the moose mane, whip finish, and apply head cement. 

 The End product!

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