Tying Instructions

Tie in a small bunch of white fly fiber, then fold over the top and back
and secure with a few thread wraps. Next do the same with the olive fly
fiber. Folding over the top and wrapping it so it folds back will make the
head neater than just clipping the fiber at the head. Now add any type of
flash along the body of the fly. Finally tie in the peacock flash along
the top of the minnow, peacock herl would probably also work. Build a
small neat thread head, then whip finish or tie off. Now I trim the minnow
with a scissors to the shape that I want. For the head I add a little drop
of epoxy and let it dry for 1-2 minutes, then I put the eye stickers in
place and add a small drop of epoxy on each and allow it to flow over the
sticker so that the head is smooth. then just allow the epoxy to set
up. A good variation on this fly for me has been in colors that simulate a
yellow perch (green/olive back, yellow sides and white and orange belly,
with black stripes drawn on with a sharpie marker). This fly can also be
tied much sparser, depending on your preferences. The material still
provides a good profile even when tied extremely sparse.

How to Fish

Once this fly is wet it tends to suspend in the water a few inches below
the surface. I usually cast it out and pull it under to get it wet and
then either strip it and leave it sit, or quickly strip it with sporadic
stops, but an overall quick retrieve. This fly has worked really well for
me for both largemouth and smallmouth bass.