Elver

Fly: Jerry Caruso, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Owner 5105 or Gamakatsu C145 Size 2-8
Thread: Black
Body: PolaFibre stacked, tied in behind the eye. Black over Olive over White
Flash: Sparkleflash/TD>
Eyes: 3-D Epoxy
Head: Area from eye to just past hook bend is coated with Flex-Loc(you can also use epoxy)


Note: Tied to imitate small American eels that swim up the Delaware River during the spring. There about 3-4 inches long. Just about any gamefish in the river will eat these eels. For salt water this makes a passable Sand eel(which is a fish not an eel). Tied using longer materials to about 8-12 inches long with a little more bulk.

It can be used to imitate the eels used by those livelining for stripers in the fall. Although I used black thread in this pattern. Clear mono would be a better choice.


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