"Match The Batch" Menhaden

Originator: Ginger Allen, Fly: Ginger Allen, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: 34309SS Mustad #2
Thread: Gudebrod #136 aqua, 6/0
Tail: Aqua marabou, royal blue Gudebrod flashabou
Body wrap: Gudebrod light blue HT braid
Wing: 6 grizzly saddle hackles, dyed aqua
Throat: Bunch of scarlet marabou fibers
Eyes: Silver mylar (see Sardine pattern for more tying details)

Notes:
I developed the “Match the Batch” Bait fish series to represent the bait fish found in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast waters of North America. However I plan to test the patterns on freshwater predator species as well. I will be continuing to add to the series in the future.


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