Fishy's Smallmouth Fly

 

Recipe

Hook:  Mustad 3366 (Size 4)

Thread:  6/0 Orange Uni

Body:  Brown/Green Variegated Chenille

Wing:  Spirit River Mottlebou

Wing 2:  Orange Span-Flex

Eyes:  Black Medium Bead Chain (4 beads)

This is my smallmouth bass version of Fly Fish Ohio's - Fishy's Bonefish Fly.  This is such a simple, but very cool pattern to tie.  In hindsight I probably should have left the Span-Flex longer, but this still has great action in the water.

Sometimes the simplest details escape us.  The bead chain eyes on this pattern (4 instead of 2) is just great.  No matter how this thing hits the water it lands facing up on the bottom.  The materials have great action in the water!

I may also use a different hook in the future, but I fish mainly in rocky sections of the Mississippi.  The Mustad 3366 is cheap and I have thousands to burn...

Thanks again for posting the original pattern Joe (Cornwall)!

Smallmouth Fly Box Win-Mock

Recipe

Hook:  Mustad 9674 (Size 2)

Thread:  6/0 Brown Uni

Tail 1:  Furnace Saddle Hackle

Tail 2:  Spirit River Mottlebou

Body:  Brown Leech Yarn

Thorax:  Spirit River Mottlebou

Legs:  Pumpkin Sili-legs

Head 1:  Spirit River Mottlebou

Head:  Furnace Saddle Hackle

This is the Smallmouth Fly Box version of the Win-Mock.  I really like this pattern!