Tying Tuesday: From Spring Salmon to Predatory Pike

Because the seasons shift, this week’s assortment highlights the flexibility required for early-season success. We start with Davie McPhail’s masterful use of Tanuki fur, an revolutionary materials selection for Spring Salmon flies that provides unparalleled underwater motion. For these concentrating on aggressive predators, the combination of inside rattles within the Rattle Pike Streamer showcases a tactical development in fly design, whereas the basic Rabbit Zonker stays an indispensable staple for its lifelike pulsing motion. In the meantime, the Zola Bug gives a technical method to micro-nymphing, good for technical trout water.



Tying Supplies

Aluminum Tube (1.5 inch)
Black Uni-Thread 8/0
Golden Yellow Bucktail
Yellow and Orange Tanuki Fur (Finn Raccoon)
Holographic Silver Tinsel
Oval Silver Wire
Yellow Cock Hackle
Orange Cock Hackle
Jungle Cock Nails
Black Cellire Varnish

Tying Supplies

Hook: Partridge Common Predator X 6/0
Thread: GSP 200 Denier White
Tail: White Bucktail and Silver Flashabou
Rattle: 5mm Glass Rattle in Mesh Tubing
Physique: White and Chartreuse Nayat Hair
Lateral Line: Pearl Lateral Scale
Head: SF Mix or Craft Fur
Eyes: 12mm 3D Silver Eyes
Adhesive: UV Resin and Superglue Gel

Tying Supplies

Hook: Streamer Hook measurement 4
Thread: UTC 140 Denier in Black
Weight: .025 Lead Wire
Physique: Pearl Mylar Tubing
Wing/Tail: Rabbit Zonker Strip in Olive or Pure
Throat: Crimson Krystal Flash
Head: 3D Adhesive Eyes
End: UV Resin Clear

Tying Supplies

Hook: Fulling Mill 5045 (Dimension 14-16)
Bead: 3.0mm Slotted Tungsten (Gold)
Thread: Veevus 8/0 (Black)
Tail: Coq de Leon (Pardo)
Rib: Small Gold Wire
Physique: Pure Turkey Tail Fibers
Thorax: Peacock Ice Dub