Friday Night Flies – Bucktail Minnow
Friday Night Flies – Bucktail Minnow
Friday Night Flies – Bucktail Minnow
This is a quick and dirty salmon fry imitation for cutthroat trout. Tie it up with different colors of bucktail to match the naturals that start emerging in the spring. You will want these patterns to be around 1-3/4″ in length. You can also add a bead to the head for added weight but the fry are usually hanging out higher up in the water column. When you see cutthroat slashing on the surface of the water you will want the unweighted versions in your arsenal.
Material List:
Hook: Mustad 9671 Size 8
Thread: 210 Danville’s White
Body: Superfly Poly Flash Pearlescent Silver or Pearl
Wing: Superfly Bucktail Grey, Yellow, Olive or Natural
Eyes: Superfly Tape Eyes Small Silver
Overbody: Solarez Bone Dry, Solarez F-L-E-X Formula.
