Saturday, October 8, 2011

Fish Skull Deceiver - Step by Step

 
 
 
Materials

HOOK: Mustad 34007
BODY: SF Flash Blend
FLASH/LATERAL LINE: Krystal Flash
HEAD: Small/ Medium Fish Skull
 
STEP 1:

Attach thread to hook.
 
 
 STEP 2:

Tie in your chosen color of SF Flash Blend.
 
 
Fold the Flash Blend backwards and tie the remainder down.
 
 
 Step 3 :

Rotate the hook and repeat step 2 on the bottom of the hook with a different colour of Flash Blend.
 
 
 Step 4:

Return the fly the right way up and form a small head for the Fish Skull to fit over. Attach the Krystal flash. Whip finish the fly at this point. Add a drop of superglue to the head to help the Fish Skull to seat properly.
 
 
Step 5:

Fit the Fish Skull Head over the eye of the hook and make sure it seats properly. Re attach the thread in front of the Fish Skull Head and whip finish immediately making sure that the Fish Skull cannot slip of the hook.
 

Step 6:

Trim the Flash Blend to shape.

2 comments:

  1. Great looking, easy to tie fly. What do you use them for?

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  2. Great flies! I used those articulated shanks this weekend on a popper and balsa frog and they worked very well!

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