LUCKY LISA

LUCKY LISA

Hook : Daiichi 1530 # 2 - 6

Thread : Kevlar

Bead : Strung 8mm or 10mm

Tail : Flashabou Red

Body : Crystal Chenille Red

Fly Tier: Steven Skrubis

Tying Instruction :

1. Invert the hook and "lightly' burn a flame on the shank for 5 to 8 seconds (any more time is unnecessary, as overheating could remove the coating and weaken some hooks).
2. With a small pair of needle nose pliers, hold one of the beads and push it upwards onto the shank of the hook, from the bottom up, approximately in the middle of the hook shank. Make sure you do this immediately after heating the hook, and hold the bead in place for a few seconds to assure bonding. This will make the plastic melt over itself and cover the hook completely where the bead is positioned. No more than 1/3 of the bead should be below the level of the hook shank, as 2/3 of the bead should be on top of the hook if positioned properly.
3. Tie in a small clump of Flashabou or Krystal Flash for the tail, so that the material is slightly bent downwards, towards the bend of the hook.
4. Tie in a strand of Cheni Ile or Estaz, and wrap forward just short of the hook eye. When wrapping around the bead, make sure to push the material up into the bottom of the bead, to fill the gap created where the bead is secured to the hook.
5. Whip f inish with Kevlar thread, cement the head, and allow the f ly to dry and set overnight.
6. Tie one on, cast, and hold on!

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Tying instructions

ABOUT THE FLY TIER

E-mail : sskrubis@transcat.com

Steve Skrubis originally hails from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a former professional hockey player, who now makes him home in Rochester, New York, with his wife Lisa and their newborn son, Chase. When he has time away from his duties Steve is the CRM director for Transcat Inc., in Rochester, New York. He ties flies and builds fly rods, and loves to fly fish for all species, especially king salmon and northern pike.