Floating Minnow

Floating Minnow (hackle)
Floating Minnow (marabou)
Flies: Ian Forbes, Photographs: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: 2X or 3X Long shank, Mustad 9671 or 9672
Thread: 3/0 white nylon
Tail: Plymouth Rock saddle hackles (Grizzly) or dyed marabou depending on baitfish being imitated
Underbody: Soft, 'silvery' packing foam
Overbody: Pearlescent mylar tubing
Back: Dyed olive Pintail, Mallard or Teal flank feather
Eyes: Plastic stick-on or painted with nail polish
Body markings: Pantone pen on raw mylar before glueing
Coating: Angler's choice, Soft Body glue (or epoxy) and Bond 527 fast drying glue
Tying notes: Tie tail in first. Then tie on a strip of packing foam at either end of hook. Slide tube of pearlescent mylar over packing foam and slightly tighten a loop of tying thread around rear portion of mylar. Glue that section of thread. Re- fasten tying thread at head of hook and bind down the mylar. Tie off and glue. Mark mylar with Pantone pen. Glue strip of barred duck flank feather along back of fly with Bond 527 glue. Set fly aside to dry and tie another. Trim excess feather and build up head of fly with thread. Glue on plastic eyes or paint them with nail polish. Set fly aside to dry. Give two coats of Angler?s Choice Soft Body glue to harden body. Put on turning wheel or watch carefully for dripping glue between each coat.


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