"GO TO" BONEFISH FLIES - TAILER BEWARE

TYING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MUST HAVE FLIES IF YOU'RE GOING BONEFISHING.

CREDIT HAS TO GO TO RAINY'S FLIES FOR THIS PATTERN. THAT'S WHERE WE FIRST RAN ACROSS IT, WE HAVE CARRIED IT IN THE SHOP FOR 4 OR 5 YEARS NOW.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE PATTERN FOR BONEFISH TAILING OVER SHALLOW GRASS. IT HAS THE PERFECT SLOW SINK RATE FOR FISH IN 6 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER. THEY SEEM TO ALWAYS EAT IT.

CERTAINLY A "GO TO" PATTERN TO HAVE IN YOUR FLYBOX.

HOOK: TIEMCO 811S SIZE #6

THREAD: ULTRA THREAD 140 TAN

EYES: MEDIUM SILVER BEAD CHAIN

BODY REAR: OLIVE EP SHRIMP DUB

BODY FRONT: TAN EP SHRIMP DUB

BEARD: TAN CRAFT FUR OR EP FIBER MIXED WITH PEARL EP FLASH, BANDED WITH OLIVE GREEN AND BLACK MARKER

LEGS: MEDIUM TAN BARRED RUBBER LEGS

STEP 1: TIE IN THREAD ABOUT 1/3 BACK FROM EYE OF HOOK. TIE IN BEAD CHAIN MAKING SURE TO APPLY ZAP A GAP GEL ON SHANK BEFORE EYE. X WRAP THE EYES FOR DURABILITY. WRAP TO REAR OF SHANK.

STEP 2: DUB OLIVE SHRIMP DUB FORWARD, TAPERING BODY, AND DUB AROUND EYES USING X WRAPS.

STEP 3: TIE IN TAN CRAFT FUR 2.5 TIMES SHANK LENGTH MAKING SURE MATERIAL TAPERS. TIE IN SMALL AMOUNT OF EP PEARL FLASH. THIS IS THE FINEST FLASH WE HAVE FOUND AND WORKS BEST FOR MIXING WITH THE CRAFT FUR.

STEP 4: USING OLIVE GRREN FINE TIP MARKER, MARK BEARD BOTH SIDES WITH FINE MARKINGS DOWN ENTIRE BEARD LENGTH. MARK BOTH SIDES OF BEARD.

STEP 5: MARK BEHIND OLIVE GREEN WITH FINE BLACK MARKER. MAKE SURE MARKINGS ARE FINE. MARK BOTH SIDES OF BEARD.


STEP 6: TIE IN RUBBER LEGS EACH SIDE OF BEARD. SHOULD EXTEN BACK TO ABOUT SAME LENGTH AS BEARD. TIE IN FORWARD TO JUST BACK OF EYE.




STEP 7: DUB TAN DUBBING FORWARD OF EYES. WHIP FINISH SPARINGLY RIGHT BEHIND EYE OF HOOK. CLIP FRONT RUBBER LEGS ABOUT 1.5 TIMES SHANK LENGTH.
GO FISHING!!!!!