Next tie in the wire and tinsel, once this is done wind the tinsel right up to the bead. Tie in the grizzly hackle behind the bead and wind this back down the hook about 4 to 6 turns depending on preference. Bring wire forward to secure hackle in place and wind through hackle up to bead. Secure everything and whip finish. I do not apply varnish to any of my flies. They rarely fall apart and it slows everything down for me.
hook tie in olive marabou and flash in then just like a MK11 Wooly Bugger. I like to add a tuft of orange marabou as a further attractor. Then tie in wire and mylar and wrap green mylar forward first. Then just like the Humungous I tie in the olive hackle and wrap four turns or so back towards the tail, trap this with the wire, wind the wire forward and whip finish.
3. Red Bitch
2. Shrek
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A great fly and I always have a large number of different versions of this fly in my box. I fish it on the point or top dropper. The below tie is a variant I use. Gold or orange bead; 3 and 3.5 mm Hanak 230, 260 hook or Kamasan B175 in 10, 12, 14 Olive marabou, Orange marabou Green sparkle flash Green mylar Fine wire; olive Olive hackle Tying Shrek Same process as Humungous. Use black or green thread and once bead is on
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Very similar to the Shrek; its sometimes called Fiona but I’ve always called it by the charming name above. This fly is excellent on Little Pine Lagoon and equally great elsewhere. I normally fish it on the top dropper it’s a fly I only fish for an hour a so and if it hasn’t caught a fish I take it off. Some days it’s the only fly the fish take. When it’s working well you‘ll know about it. Hook: Hanak B230, 260 or Kamasan B175 size 10, 12, 14, Black marabou Red krystal or mylar flash Red mylar on a roll Red wire Black or grizzle coloured hackle Black thread Tying Red Bitch Put bead on first, tie in marabou tail and one to two strands of red flash either side. Next, tie in red wire and mylar material same as the Shrek above. Wind red mylar and thread forward to the bead. Tie in hackle and wind four to six turns to tail and trap with wire. Wind wire forward and whip finish at the bead.