Hatches Magazine Fly Patterns

HOOK : Standard Saltwater (Daiichi 2456), #2/0 thru #2

THREAD : 6/0 white Danville

EYES : Silver Bead Chain, sized to hook

TAIL : Silver Flashabou

BODY : Pearl Diamond or Sparkle Braid

HACKLE : White Saddle, 4-5 wraps

WING : White Bucktail, Arctic Fox or EP Fibers

FLASH : Mirage Flashabou; Blue or Olive

TOPPING : Peacock Herl

HEAD : Coat with Hard as Hull or Pearl Easy Shape Sparkle Body

Step #1 : Tye in Bead chain eyes 1/4 the way back from Hook eye.

Step #2 : Tye in the Flashabou tail, making the strands hook Shank Length.

Step #3 : Tye in the Sparkle Braid and wrap forward to behind the Bead Chain Eyes

Step #4 : tye in a White saddle hackle by the Tip and wrap the hackle 4-5 times, tye off and carefully wind back over the Hackle stem and Fibers to secure them

Step #5 : Tye in the Wing, measuring it to be slightly shorter the the tail

Step #6 : tye in the Mirage Flashabou on the top of the wing, don’t over do it…

Step #7 : tye in a good amount of Peacock herl on top, make sure the tips of the Peacock Herl fibers don’t extend too much past the ends of the Tail. wind the thread over the Butt sections of the Peacock herl down to the hook eye, keeping the Herl on top of the head. Whip Finish and clip off the thread.

Step #8 : coat the Head and around the Bead Chain eyes with Hard as Hull (2 coats will be required) or Easy Shape Sparkle body in Pearl (One coat is all you’ll need)

The Fatal Attraction is finished…..

HOOK: Owner SSW, #2/0 ~ #2

THREAD: Danville Mono

UNDERBODY: White Superhair or Fishair

BELLY/SIDES: White Iceabou

BACK: Fl.Blue Iceabou

EYES: 3D Pearl Eyes, sized to Hook size.

HEAD: Tuffleye

# 1 : Tye in Mono behind hook Eye

#2 : Tye in a Thin length of Super hair or Fishair, 2 1/4 -2 3/4 times the shank length, cock it up on a slight angle.

#3 : Tye in the White Iceabou along the Belly and up the sides, make the fibers abit longer then the Underbody

#4 : Tye in the Fl. Iceabou on the top, making the strands slightly longer then the under Body

#5 : Whip finish the Mono and cut it off

#6 : Place the adhesive 3D eyes on either side of the Mono Head, a small drop of Zap-A-Gap will help secure the eyes in place

#7 : Fill in the space between the eyes carefully with the Core Tuffleye and also cover the rest of the Head with the Core, carefully work the Core behind the eyes so it works it’s way into the Wing.. Hit the Core Tuffleye with the special Flashlight to instantly cure it.

#8 : Coat the Core Tuffleye with the Finish Syringe, spreading a thin layer allover the head and eyes. Cure it with the special Flashlight..

#9 : coat the Tuffleye head with Hard as Hull or Sally hansen’s Hard as Nails…

The Iceabou Bonito is Done…