SS Minnow
| Posted in great lakes fly fishing , great lakes steelhead , steelhead flies | Posted on Monday, October 08, 2012
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SS Minnow:
Hook: Daichii 1530 sz 8
Thread: 6/0 uni orange
Tag: Senyo Laser dub orange
Body: UV Ice dub polar
Underwing: UV polar ice dub
Overwing: Senyo Laser Dub Chart.
Big Fish eat little fish martini. This is a good replica of a little fish that needs to be eaten. For low water tie as is, for higher flows add some lead wraps (2-3) around hook shank. Overwing can be any color you choose.
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| Lay Down a thread base, tie in tag just in front of hook point. Tag can be trimmed to length. |
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| Polar ice dub body dubbed and wrapped forward leaving room for two wings. |
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| First wing is same as body material, polar ice dub. Tie in a small length leaving some hang over hook eye. Part down the middle the forward hanging dubbing and fold back and down along body then tie in. |
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| You want the wraps tied in front of dubbing to give it round minnow profile. |
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| Tie in over wing and again leave some overhang. Split in half and fold down along body the remaining laser dub like shown below. |
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| Dub is split in half and can be tied in after stroking and holding towards rear of fly. Remember to keep thread wraps in front of material. |
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| Finished fly. |
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| Color choice for wing is up to you, feel free to experiment. Here are a few of my favorites. |
