Coffee's Sparkle Minnow SBS

[ScottP]

Looking forward to trying these on walleyes this spring. Pretty simple fly to tie; making the dubbing brushes (not shown; you folks know how to make them better than I do) took about as long as the rest of the fly.




hook - Mustad 79580 #6
thread - Uni 8/0 white
weight - lead free wire .030
tail - marabou white/olive
flash - Krystal Flash pearl
body - dubbing brush EP Flash chartreuse
belly - dubbing brush Ice Dub pearl
head - 1/4" cone silver



Part 1



mash barb and slide cone on hook






wrap some lead free wire on hook





push the wire forward into the cone, locking it against the eye





attach thread, wrap the lead and move it back to point above the hook barb





measure marabou (shank length)





tie in and wrap forward to lead





repeat with olive marabou








tie in Krystal Flash on near side