Scaredy Cat - Total Flyfisher Magazine

Flies & Fly Tying
Scaredy Cat
Hook: Short-shank special, size 10 Thread: Olive nano Bead: 4mm fire orange
Tag: Glo Brite No4 Body: Synergy UV chartreuse and gold Wing: Yellow Barred Zonker Strips Rabbit
W
e all know how effective
the good old Cat’s
Whisker can be, but
at times it can also fail to get a
response. This little variation will
be sure to attract some attention.
Try fishing the fly on its own with
a floating line and a long leader,
with long, slow pulls to get the
wing pulsating enticingly.
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Place the bead on the hook and
trap the hook in the vice, run on
the thread and catch in a tag of
the floss.
Taking a small zonker strip, wet your
fingers and separate the fur. Take it
over the back of the body and tie in
at the rear with thread wraps.
Tie in the Fritz and wind up the
body in touching turns, secure with
thread wraps behind the bead and
trim waste.
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Before whip finishing, add some
Now pull the zonker strip back over Create a small thin dubbing rope
varnish to the tying thread to make
the body, making sure it’s central,
with the fur from the zonker strip
and secure with tight thread wraps. and wind around the shank behind a more secure and reliable fly.
the bead to tidy up.
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