Barr's Bou Face

Fly: Bob Petti, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Mustad 3407, #2/0
Thread: Black
Tail: Black Rabbit Strip, topped with a few strands of black krystal flash and pearl flashabou
Body: Four clumps of black marabou surrounding the hook shank
Head: A single turn of red chenille followed by black chenille
Eyes: Solid plastic

My version is a little bit different from the original in that I incorporated the head technique from some of Dan Blanton's flies. Although this is primarily intended as a pike fly, I fish it most often for largemouth bass when I feel a large bite is what is called for.

Tying instructions:

  1. Tie in a rabbit fur strip, leather side down, and the bend of the hook along with a few strands of flash material.

  2. Advance your thread to near the hook eye.

  3. Tie in three or four clumps of marabou such that it surrounds the hook shank. Trim the butts to a taper, which will form the basic shape of the head.

  4. Tie in a short length of red chenille and make a single turn at the rear of the head.

  5. Tie in a longer length of black chenille in front of the red and wrap it to the hook eye, tying off.

  6. Snip the stems off the back of a pair of solid plastic eyes and glue them onto the sides of the chenille head with "Goop" or some other thick waterproof cement.


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