Simplicity is the key to most fishing. How much simpler can one get than to find an all-white fly, that is so easy to tie, that even I - a completely incompetent fly-tier - can tie one. But not only tie it, but do so on the bank of a stream with only a hemostat as a vice! It just d View more...Simplicity is the key to most fishing. How much simpler can one get than to find an all-white fly, that is so easy to tie, that even I - a completely incompetent fly-tier - can tie one. But not only tie it, but do so on the bank of a stream with only a hemostat as a vice! It just doesn't get much simpler than this. And to beat it all .. this fly is one of - if not the most - productive fly for smallmouth bass I've ever found. And if your white fly isn't working for you .. pull out your trusty permanent marker in either BLACK, PURPLE, GREEN, YELLOW or BROWN .. toss in a red for eye/gill dot .. and you're in business again. The Shenk's Fly is one of the few near-universal flies for any water: fresh or salt. And nearly any fish species. Tied in a variety of sizes: (Tiemco 300, 2-10 ) (Tiemco 5262, 12-18) and you're in business anywhere.RecipeHook: Tiemco 300R (Size 4-8) 4XL Hook [1] NOTE 1: Tiemco hook type and sizes aboveThread: 6/0 White UniTail: White Maribou or Ostrich HerlBody: White Rabbit Hair (Dubbing Loop) [2] NOTE 2: Avoid the temptation to use Chenille .. Stick w/ the Rabbit; nothing else works as good! Weight: None [3]
NOTE 3: A tip on tying this fly from my fishing buddy and colleague, Joe
Cornwall (http://www.flyfishohio.com) - gives this fly a bit of
subsurface effectiveness: ### " Another good variation is to use wire to make a dubbing brush of
rabbit. This will sink the fly a little deeper and a little faster for
those times when you need to get down just a little bit."
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RecipeHook: Tiemco 300R (Size 4-8) 4XL Hook NOTE: Tiemco hook type and sizes aboveThread: 6/0 White UniTail: White Maribou or Ostrich HerlBody: White Rabbit Hair (Dubbing Loop) NOTE: Avoid the temptation to use Chenille .. Stick w/ the Rabbit; nothing else works as good! Weight: None NOTE: A tip on tying this fly from my fishing buddy and colleague, Joe Cornwall (http://www.flyfishohio.com) - gives this fly a bit of subsurface effectiv View more...RecipeHook: Tiemco 300R (Size 4-8) 4XL Hook NOTE: Tiemco hook type and sizes aboveThread: 6/0 White UniTail: White Maribou or Ostrich HerlBody: White Rabbit Hair (Dubbing Loop) NOTE: Avoid the temptation to use Chenille .. Stick w/ the Rabbit; nothing else works as good! Weight: None NOTE: A tip on tying this fly from my fishing buddy and colleague, Joe Cornwall (http://www.flyfishohio.com) - gives this fly a bit of subsurface effectiveness: ### " Another good variation is to use wire to make a dubbing brush of
rabbit. This will sink the fly a little deeper and a little faster for
those times when you need to get down just a little bit."
Steps
Step 1
A great All-around
fly. Either tied w/ color dyed feathers, rabbit fur, color specific
thread or use of color-fast dye pens. Easily tied at the bench or on
the stream.
