silicone fishhead sandeel sbs

SILICONE FISHHEAD SANDEEL 

YOU WILL NEED

2/0 dai riki hooks 

large sandeel fish heads

diamond fine uv (the only non tacky out there)

icelandic sheep hair white / olive

deer creek crystal flash

clear mono thread

a tube of silicone 

hook in the vice (obviously)

attatch thread down the length of the hook shank

add a small amount of gorilla glue to the shank  

take a piece of white Icelandic sheep hair (length is depending how long you want the eel) and tease out the soft hair from the butt end 

tie on from the hook eye and finish off where the back of the head sits (just place the head on to get the correct measurement) and bring the thread back up to the hook eye

take a piece of red angel hair and tie in on the under side of the shank  

fold over loose angel hair and tie down to the back of the sheep hair 

tie in the same length of olive sheep hair 

add a couple of lengths of crystal flash and finish off at the back of the hook

place the head on and get the position correct , the bottom of the fish head should sit flush with the hook shank  

flip the hook in the vice and make sure your happy with the positioning , then tie in a couple of wraps at the nose (there is a little tag that makes this easy to hold for position )

add a small amount of diamond fine to hold the head in position

next take a pinch of silicone (i find it best to place it on my finger makes it easier for working on the head)

spread along the head , filling in the gap on the head and over the body (not as messy as it seems)

i finish off just behind the head 

and leave for a few mins to dry 

and there you have a great looking sandeel , using silicone gives the head a life like feel 

these things are not only good for sea species , i have caught a ton of pike on them as well give it a try youll be surprised just how good these things look in the water 

other stuff from the cave 

a couple of size 10 perch fries for a pal, finished with deer creek gator eyes and diamond fine uv

quite enjoined making these although making flies this small is a bit of a novelty for me i could hardly see the hook .......good fun and cool looking fish snacks 

mcfluffchucker

(a cave in scotland)

salty snacks and plans afoot

Challenge accepted from a man on an island

Ok so it started out as a facebook post to the destroyer I was tagged in 

  

There's your fly tying challenge (that Dave Lindsay might want to have a shot at too.) Small coal fish. 6 inches long. A staple diet of sea trout around the coast of Shetland. Needs to be saltwater resistant, durable , easy to cast and catch fish. 

Found this really interesting as id made flies for Pollock but never made a Pollock fly so happy as every to have a go

So gliss and glint was the way to go obviously J

Used a 3/0 mustad saltwater hook and a gliss and glint body, I actually whipped this up while I was waiting for my oven chips to cook 

And to finish a nice large eye 

sorry folks ive tried  for half an hour to try and fix the paragraphs in white and cant fix it , bugger

Encased in epoxy the eye ads weight as well as action on the retrieve (looks quite pink in the picture, not quite that pink in reality)  actually for a fly that I chucked together while waiting for my chips to cook I think it hits the spot …..May try it for pike as well 

I have a 2 day salty trip coming up shortly so although I don’t need too I started on some more sandeel patterns just in case

So in no particular order heres a few of my favourite patterns 

Marabou sandeel

Hook - dia riki 2/0

Thread – clear mono

Body – dark olive marabou

Flash – deer creek pearl crystal flash

Head – deer creek fish headz 

Hook - dia riki 2/0

Thread – clear mono

Body – gliss n glint plus (chartreuse)

Flash – red angel hair

Head – silicone

Eye - 5mm gator eye  

Deep sandeel

Hook - dia riki 2/0

Thread – clear mono

Body – gliss n glint plus (blue and pearl)

Flash – predator flash

Head – mega braid tube  

Eye - 5mm 3d flat foil eye  

Diamond fine uv sandeel

Hook - dia riki 2/0

Thread – clear mono

Belly  – gliss n glint plus (white)

Body – 2 white saddle hackles

Back – olive sheephair

Back – 1 barred saddle hackle

Flash – crystal flash flash

Head – mega tube braid

Eye - 5mm gator eye  

same pattern different gator eye 

So there you go this time next week ill be on my way back after hopefully 2 days of catching these things (which by the way fight like stink on the fly)

Or if im really good mabey some of these

(from the venue were fishing)

 One things for sure its going to be a lot of fun fishing into 60ft of water and connecting with these things J im actually quite excited

And you know with scenery like this catching fish is a bonus 

A big shout out to my fishing partner in crime for next week james who has put me onto some great fishing, hopefully have some cool stuff to share next week as well as hotel horror storys cheers jim J

Hi im James  they call me Alaska bob in these parts hmmm

Later folks

Mcfluffchucker

( a cave in scotland)