Friday Night Flies – Steelhead Medusa Fly
Friday Night Flies – Steelhead Medusa Fly
Learn how to tie flies for fly fishing.
Scott LeBoldus shows us live fly tying instruction on Friday Night Flies. The Medusa is a fly from Rainy Johnson and boy dose this work for all kinds of fish in our area. Great fly pattern for Cutthroat, Salmon, and Steelhead. There are a few tricks to tying this pattern so having this video will help you along with creating your own colour patterns. The Medusa is best fished about 3 feet deep and on the swing with a pulsing action to bring the legs to life.
Material List
hook: size 6 straight eye streamer
thread: Ultra Thread 6/0 Reds
bead: 3/16 Brass Bead Pink
under-body: binding string
tail: Marabou Light Pink, Krystal Flash Purple
body: Chenille White size small
ribbing: Pearl Tinsel Flat size small
collar: Flat Rubber Legs, Glitter Pink