FLY
Streamer
Mike Schmidt's Egg Sucking Minnow
Tied by Darrell Olson
Mike Schmidt's Egg Sucking Minnow recipe
| Hook | Kona BC2, Size 8 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Veevus 70 Denier, Red |
| Bead | Nymph-Head Heavy Metal Tungsten Bead, 4.0mm, Shrimp Pink |
| Throat | Poly Pro Yarn, Red |
| Underwing | Senyo Laser Dub, White |
| Underwing 2 | Sybai Tan Ghost Hair |
| Overwing | Senyo Laser Dub, Tan |
| Eyes | Fish Skull Living Eyes, 5mm, Ice |
About this fly
There is a fly called “The Egg-Sucking Leech” and it is a curious thing because it imitates something not actually found in nature; however minnows do eat fish eggs as do other fish species. This could be the reason Mike Schmidt designed the Egg Sucking Minnow is my guess.
What the Mike Schmidt's Egg Sucking Minnow imitates
- Egg (adult)
- Streamer / baitfish (adult)
Tied for: Trout (general)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
