Solano Fly Fishers

Foam-Head Bait Fish

Hook:

Wire for Tandem Hook:

Belly, mid-section,
and back


Head:


Eyes:

Gamakatsu SL12S, size 6/0 to tie an 8-inch-long imitation or size 8/0 for a 10-inch-long fly

A doubled strand of 60-pound-test nylon-coated wire. Slip a 1/4-inch-long piece of 1/16-inch insidediameter vinyl junction tubing on the hook to stabilize the wire.

Your favorite brand of long, soft synthetic hair. Select and blend colors to imitate your local bait fish. Add a few strands of fine flash material in appropriate colors. Use a black permanent marker to add realistic markings to the back of the fly, such as the bars on a mackerel.

2-millimeter-thick, gray or white closed-cell foam colored with permanent markers to matchthe baitfish. Paint the head with nail polish; Super Frost Platinum creates an attractive, realistic effect. Seal the head with a single coat of epoxy

Medium or large adhesive eyes