Thread: White
Eyes: Bead Chain links
Tail: Yellow Calf Tail
Body: Scarlet Red floss
Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel
Underwing: Yellow Calf Tail
Overwing: White Bucktail
Bonefish Belle
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Hook: Mustad 34007 #4 Thread: White Eyes: Bead Chain links Tail: Yellow Calf Tail Body: Scarlet Red floss Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel Underwing: Yellow Calf Tail Overwing: White Bucktail |
Member's Comments:
My friend Jack Rooney of Syracuse, NY tied this variation of the Moosehead Belle. Following the color scheme of the streamer, he tied it as a salt water Bonefish fly. He gave me two of these creations when we were at the Bahamas this past March.
One of the fly incorporated the steel chain eyes to make it more sinkable and I used this version in the gin-clear waters of the island. It proved to be deadly on the Ghost of the Flats, and I retired it after catching four nice fish with it. We decided to name the fly the "Bonefish Belle". Once back at home, I used the original fly as a pattern, but rather than using synthetic materials like Jack did, I chose a yellow calf tail for both the underwing and the tail. The topping is white bucktail.
The tying steps are simple: On a stainless steel # 34007 Mustad size 4 hook, I began by tying a short yellow tail, using white thread. At this time I secured both the silver tinsel and the scarlet red floss before wrapping the thread forward toward the eye of the hook. Now, both the the floss and the tinsel were spiraled (wrapped) forward almost to the eye of the hook to build the body, and secured with the thread. The chain eyes were added with a few X wraps of thread, before the fly was positioned upside down in the vise. At this time the yellow underbody and white topping were secured with the thread, forming the head, before the cement was applied.
Gian Padovani