FLY
Saltwater Fly
Gummy Minnow
Tied by Darrell Olson
Gummy Minnow recipe
| Hook | TMC 811S, size 2 |
|---|---|
| Thread | White 210 Denier |
| Weighted Wire | 0.025 Lead-Free Wire – 20 Wraps |
| Body Flash | Saltwater Flashabou - Silver |
| Body | Pearlescent Sili Skin |
| Back | Moss Green Sili Skin |
| Eyes | Super Pearl 3/16" Stick On Eyes |
| Overbody | Clear Sili Skin |
| Adhesive | Loon Hard Head |
About this fly
Use the adhesive along the seam of the gummy material. Gummy Minnow is a simple fly pattern that imitates a small baitfish. It is made of a flexible rubber called Sili Skin that has a texture much like Gummy Bear candy. To make the fly, you cut strips of Sili Skin, fold them over a threaded hook, add stick-on eyes, and trim the fly to look like a minnow. The fly is available in a wide range of colors from Chartreuse to Brown and is perfect for fooling Stripers eating small bait on the surface or Albies pushing schools of bait.
What the Gummy Minnow imitates
- Streamer / baitfish (adult)
Tied for: Saltwater (general)
Where the Gummy Minnow came from
- Originated by Blane Chocklett, 1998, Harkers Island, North Carolina, USA. Debuted fall 1998 at a barbecue on Harkers Island; built from Sili Skin he developed with Harry Steeves; aimed at false albacore.Source: The Drake – Game Changer (Blane Chocklett profile); also House of Fly – Blane Chocklett's Gummy Minnow <https://houseoffly.com/blane-chockletts-gummy-minnow>
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
