I forgot to mention - add a short piece of something red on either side of the wing as a "cheek." Red wool or floss work well, and so does red mylar.
Tom > Here's my "basic SRC Fly." Just a simple candlefish/sand lance > imitation. > > Hook: Mustad 3906 #6 or #8. I've found stainless steel hooks to be > brittle. I go through a lot of flies beach fishing, and the cheap hooks > work just fine for me. > > Wing: Tie in a few strands of silver crystal flash about 1/2 way down > the shank. Flip the hook over & tie in a bunch of white hair. Flip the > hook back up & tie in a bunch of olive hair. I've been using Yak hair > lately, though polar bear, calf tail, llama, and various synthetics work > as well. > > Head: Build up with olive thread. Stick on 2mm silver or yellow eyes. > Epoxy. > > Tom
