Pike flies

 

I’m still testing the possibilities of a polypropylene fibre head (I just can’t get enough of this stuff).

 

This fly is about 25 cm long, and tied on a Mustad Salt Water (92247), size 6/0.

 

- I started with some pearl Krystal Flash

- then a white rabbit zonker strip

- white bucktail around the hook shank

- some chartreuse Krystal Flash on top

- two white saddle hackles on both sides, and two on top

- four grizzly-chartreuse saddle hackles on top

- white artic fox around the bottom of the hook shank, and black on top

- and the head is polypropylene fibre: natural belly, chartreuse and black (cut into shape), and some homemade epoxy eyes

- this one, I started with pearl Polar Flash

- then some Vampire Plush (chenille) wrapped around (1 cm of) the hook shank (its orange, but it doesn’t matter because you don’t see it)

- 10 strands of natural ostrich herl on each side, and 15 on top

- white bucktail around the hook shank

- 10 strands of natural ostrich herl on each side, and 5 saddle hackles (black at the start, grizzly at the ends) on top

- the head is polypropylene fibre: red, natural belly, and black (cut into shape), and some homemade epoxy eyes

And now I’m off to bed… time flies, when you tie flies!