[VFB] Joyce ,Sucker Spawn

[Glenn Overton]

Sucker Spawn is and old central Pennsylvania fly I know that goes back to more then fifty years and it really works. The one I tie are unweighted so they dangle under the water as the naturals eggs , I put some split shot about a foot above the egg fly. I use a medium yellow color yarn and some that is a very light yellow with a light orange tint.So when you get a female fish full of eggs I usually can squeeze a few out to get color samples ,O.K it looks funny to see someone taking eggs and natural flies in a jar to fine a yarn to match .Well that what we are all about ,isn't it . Now is you don't have any fresh fish eggs ,when a chicken eats some grass the yoke is a little darker.A chicken yoke can be a good match. To test any yarn for color in the store ,when know one looking ,stick the loose end in our mouth and wet it ,then you may have to go to the front of the store and use sun light to vision the real color.by using natural light. I been doing this for years. . Hook: size 10--12 hook Thread:      yellow Yarn ,  color of natural fish eggs or a chicken egg yoke.   Cover hook with thread ,enough so when wet the thread doesn't darken.  Tie the tip of the yarn above the point of the hook. When you loop the yarn on the top sides I twist the yarn to put a curl in the yarn to form a small egg and place the second one on the other side of the shank ,next to the first. Here goes, Two little eggs in the back ,two larger ones in the middle and two little eggs in front.Remember they are tied on the top half of the hook.   Glenn Overton     ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce's crafts and flies To: vfb@troutnet.com Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:19 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] IOFF flies...Gary's Steelies KIndly let me know more about the variations of sucker spawn and what yarns you use to tie it. Joyce