bluegill charlie??

[flyandtie]

i tied this fly and have used it with great succes with the bluegills on the beds at the local lake
recipe
hook:jig
thread:black8/0
eyes: bead chain(small)
body: tinsel
wing:arctic fox(white)
overwingearl krystal flash
headrange dubbing

[Eight Thumbs]

I like it. What size hook do you tie that on? 8T

[rrhyne56]

that is an excellent fly pattern!

I found jig hooks as small as #10 on Cabelas site. There were quite a few that went as low as #8, fewer that went to #10.
Searched for "jig hooks" and browsed through them all.

RRhyne56
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[flyandtie]

sorry guys i forgot to put that in
the hook is a size 10 mustad

[hoboflyfisher]

You can take a streamer hook in 4 to 6 long and with pliers put a bend in the eye end of the hook at a 45 to 60 degree bend you now have a jig hook in the size you need. The degree of the bend is important in the presentation of the fly in that it presents a better hook up and will work much better than a 90 degree bend found on most jig hooks. Give it a try.
Hobo

[hoboflyfisher]

By the way a very interesting pattern you have there.