Jimi,
I can make a quick and easy crayfish by modifying a wooly bugger and
adding weight (you'll see why in a moment) and black foam. I weight
the fly, tie in the shellback at the hook bend, tie a WB like normal,
then split the tail, pull the foam across the body and use the thread
to create the segments. My buddy just about had a bowel movement
when he saw me tie this in front of him for the first time.
It's just another creative variation of the famous WB.
Garry
At 02:30 AM 1/10/2007, you wrote:
I am looking through my recipes, anyone have some to suggest?
Thanks,
Jimi
And now a fly tying question for your Jimi................. if you were
tying a wet fly to simulate crayfish for smallmouth and redeye bass
fishing, what type of material would you use for the tail and shell back?
Any other ideas on tying crayfish would be greatly appreciated. Crayfish
flies are few and far between, but in certain TN streams, it's a major
source of food for smallmouth, trout, redeye, and a host of other fish.
What has been coming out of my fly vise lately looks awful!
Mike Wildlife Officer
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
