Marabou Shiner (Thunder Creek Series)
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Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #2 – 10, 3x – 4x long, straight eye
Thread: White 6/0 (heavy)
Materials- sides: Silver Krystal Flash underbody: white marabou, tied in reverse over eye and folded back overbody: black marabou, tied in reverse over eye and folded back head: epoxy eyes: white enamel with black enamel dot gills: red enamel
Notes:
a Kieth Fulsher fly from the recipe in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla
the head is 1/4 to 1/3 the length of the hook shank
tie in the marabou behind the eye with the marabou out over the eye (reverse)
fold back the marabou tight and make a wide thread wrap between the head and the body
cover the head in epoxy
paint on white eyes with a black dot
paint on the gills on the underside of the thread band at back of head