FLY
Streamer
Cypert Minnow
Tied by Christian Andrews
Cypert Minnow recipe
| Hook | #2 - 10, 2x, 3x long |
|---|---|
| Thread | Red |
| Body | chenille (red, black, green, white, etc) |
| Tail | mylar tubing |
| Overbody | mylar tubing |
| Eyes | bead chain |
About this fly
Tie in eyes a hook gap behind hook eyeTake thread to bend of hookTie in chenille; pull chenille forward, under back eye, and back to tie in pointThread wrap chenille at tie in point; pull chenille forward, over front eye, and back to tie in point; tie in, tie off, trim extraCut a piece of mylar tubing twice the hook length; fold in half; poke hook eye through the crease; stretch tubing back to hook bend both on top of and under hook shank; thread wrap over tubing at hook bend to secure; whip finish; head cement the knotPick out the tubing behind the hook bend to create the tail
What the Cypert Minnow imitates
- Streamer / baitfish (adult)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
