Flies with a given action used to be more common but seem to be forgotten today, yet they can be very effective.For many years, miniature versions of bass lures were very popular, flies with helixes and other vibrating additions were always in the fly box, especially if one was not fishing for salmo View more...Flies with a given action used to be more common but seem to be forgotten today, yet they can be very effective.For many years, miniature versions of bass lures were very popular, flies with helixes and other vibrating additions were always in the fly box, especially if one was not fishing for salmonids. These flies disappeared because they were hard to fabricate, but some similar stuff still hang on, like Magic Heads by Marc Petitjean that add good movement to the flies.Before Magic Heads, several tyers like Roman Moser used plastic discs, such as Fluders and se-quins to make a concave surface to vibrate against the water. Today’s simple fly with sequins has great movement and it’s really effective for lakes when imitating dragonfly nymphs. The secret is not to weight the fly, keep it light, try different hook lengths and sequin sizes using few materials for the body (it kills the vibrations).The orange one is very effective in lakes, darker ones are great for rivers. Tie some and you’ll be surprised when they swim and make the tip of your rod vibrate. Oh, and a loose Duncan Loop knot makes it even better.
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List of materials
MATERIALSHOOK: I use medium to short size hooks, dry or nymph hooks. Generally, short hooks make it vi-brate more, this is a Partridge BARBLESS IDEAL NYMPH #8.BEAD: red bronze, the smaller the better. Color changes according to the fly.SEQUIN: pearled, 8 mm diameter, for a # 8 hook.THREAD: 6/0 or 8/0, color changes according to the fly, fluorescent orange here.TAIL: fluorescent orange fibers, like marabou.ABDOMEN: antron dubbing, of thick fibers, long and shiny. Today, I use Hareline STS TRILOBA View more...MATERIALSHOOK: I use medium to short size hooks, dry or nymph hooks. Generally, short hooks make it vi-brate more, this is a Partridge BARBLESS IDEAL NYMPH #8.BEAD: red bronze, the smaller the better. Color changes according to the fly.SEQUIN: pearled, 8 mm diameter, for a # 8 hook.THREAD: 6/0 or 8/0, color changes according to the fly, fluorescent orange here.TAIL: fluorescent orange fibers, like marabou.ABDOMEN: antron dubbing, of thick fibers, long and shiny. Today, I use Hareline STS TRILOBAL SALMON STELHEAD DUB, color shell pink.LISTING: medium gold wire.THORAX: STS TRILOBAL DUB, color hot orange.
Steps
Step 1
Use the orange thread to make a base where the bead head will be. Cut and glue the bead, this will leave the sequin vertically placed.
Step 2
Flexible plastic sequin. There are many sizes and colors.
Step 3
Thread 1 or 2 sequins with the concave side to the front, then make a conic base with the thread. Place the sequin vertically. Cement with cianoacrilate to solidify.
Step 4
Tie a bundle of fibers from the base of a saddle hackle. Then tie the wire for the abdomen.
Step 5
Make some dubbing on the STS DUB thread and wrap to the back, then towards the front. Use a wire brush or a bodkin to loosen hairs. Make segments with the gold rib. Tie and cut the wire.
Step 6
Use STS DUB for the thorax using a double turn. It should be thicker than the abdomen.
Step 7
Close the knot, loosen fibers (the thorax fibers should be longer than the abdomen ones) and cut carefully from the sequin to the tail diagonally… and that’s it!
