Mylar Minnows
I had printed a recipe from somewhere on-line several years back. I still have the printed sheet, but can't recall where I found it originally, otherwise I would post the link here.
I've seen these called "Mylar Minnows" and "Epoxy Minnows"...but then I've seen other patterns called those same names, but they aren't the same patterns...so...regardless of name, here's a couple examples I tied this weekend.
These are larger than I usually tie them...these are tied on #4 streamer hooks:
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
Looks very nice!
Good fishing technique trumps all.....wish I had it.
Great bass patterns for late spring and summer. I use rabbit or fox fur for the tail as marabou seems to be a bit fragile and breaks off after 20 - 30 fish. For floating mylar minnows, I wrap the hook shank with two laters of thin packing foam (the kind that they wrap electronic equipment in) and they float all day. I cut the foam into 1/4 inch wide strips and start at the eye of the hook, wrap back to the bend and back up to the eye.
Jim Smith
Epoxy minnows have been around for quite a while... in the winter here they are THE fly for big rainbows in the Kenai River. For lake trout smashing smolts just below lakes they are unreal... And you can tie them right up close to huge. I do articulated versions up to 6" for red salmon smolts... Long shank hooks are nearly useless if you actually want to land fish.
Keith Graham is often credited with the first ones and his "Lord of the Frys, McFry, and Little McFry" patterns do a good job of covering the gamut for AK up to, but not quite to, big sockeye smolts. Keith is an owner of WorldWide Anglers here and is very easy to talk to if you ever have questions about them.
We tie them weighted and unweighted... Great flies!
art
Nice ties!
Nice! These should be deadly on crappie and bass.
Great looking minnows. Nice work with the mylar.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...032204fotw.php This is the "Skinny Minny" Sand Lance, Minnow whatever floats your boat, first on FAOL in 2004.
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