Floating Minnow
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Floating Minnow (hackle)
Floating Minnow (marabou)
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Flies: Ian Forbes, Photographs: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
2X or 3X Long shank, Mustad 9671 or 9672 |
| Thread: |
3/0 white nylon |
| Tail: |
Plymouth Rock saddle hackles (Grizzly) or dyed marabou depending on
baitfish being imitated |
| Underbody: |
Soft, 'silvery' packing foam |
| Overbody: |
Pearlescent mylar tubing |
| Back: |
Dyed olive Pintail, Mallard or Teal flank feather |
| Eyes: |
Plastic stick-on or painted with nail polish |
| Body markings: |
Pantone pen on raw mylar before glueing |
| Coating: |
Angler's choice, Soft Body glue (or epoxy) and Bond 527 fast drying glue |
Tying notes: Tie tail in first. Then tie on a strip of packing foam at either end of hook. Slide tube of pearlescent mylar over packing foam and slightly tighten a loop of tying thread around rear portion of mylar. Glue that section of thread. Re- fasten tying thread at head of hook and bind down
the mylar. Tie off and glue. Mark mylar with Pantone pen. Glue strip of
barred duck flank feather along back of fly with Bond 527 glue. Set fly
aside to dry and tie another. Trim excess feather and build up head of fly
with thread. Glue on plastic eyes or paint them with nail polish. Set fly
aside to dry. Give two coats of Angler?s Choice Soft Body glue to harden
body. Put on turning wheel or watch carefully for dripping glue between
each coat.
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