	THE BLUE SMOLT Courtesy of Max AKA FlashBackMax Materials list Hook: Long shank streamer hook Thread: light colored 3/0 monocord Weight: Lead wire Body: Crystal dubbing with mylar tubing covering it Tail: unraveled mylar fibers Wing: Mallard flank over blue arctic fox over white bucktail Gills: Red saddle hackle fiber TYING INSTRUCTIONS Step 1 - Set you hook in the vise and wrap the shank with thread. Step 2 - Wrap the shank of the hook with lead wire Step 3 - Wrap down the lead by wrapping the thread up and down a couple of times Step 4 - I used to try and wrap the Mylar tubing down on just the hook shank. It's tough to do. However it can be done. I think though a better way is to wrap some dubbing around the shank and create a bigger surface to wrap on. That way you don't cinch down the Mylar so much. That said you'll have to excuse me. The Mylar I was forced to use is bigger than ideal. You'd want a medium where as I'm forced to used the large in the example cause that's all I had. You can see the dubbing I use. It's a shredded angle hair sort of stuff that when combined with the Mylar tubing and the reflect-ability of the water it's crazy! The stuff looks amazing underwater. Step 4a - Just dub on a small body. Nothing too thick, it does just fine not to have a lot on there. It'll be just enough to keep that tubing from wrapping and spinning around the shank. Step 5 - Slide the tubing on and take a couple of loose wraps Step 5a - After you've taken those loose wraps, cinch down the tubing. It should draw up nice. As you can see mines folded over because the size is too big. If it was a size or two smaller it would have been perfect. Step 5b - After you have cinched down the tubing, wrap a few more times and then whip-finish it off. Cement it also to secure the wraps Step 6 - Tie the thread onto the front of the hook and tie off the front of the tubing Step 7 - I kind of combined two steps here but you get the idea. We’re tying in the wing. I used white bucktail for the underwing and blue arctic fox(seemed appropriate) for the middle wing. Foxtail is unreal in the water. It moves like it’s alive. I love the stuff for streamers. Step 8 & 9 - Choose a nice mallard flank feather and tie it in over the top. It should make a nice cover. Then, turn your fly over and tie in some red gills. I used some red saddle hackle fibers I had. You could use craft fur, arctic fox, calf tail, among other things. That’s it! It’s basically the finished fly. Some guys might tie it different but that’s the beauty of fly tying. It’s an art as much as a science. TOP VIEW Your done! Courtesy of Max AKA FlashBackMax

THE BLUE SMOLT

Courtesy of Max

AKA

FlashBackMax

Materials list

Hook: Long shank streamer hook
Thread: light colored 3/0 monocord
Weight: Lead wire
Body: Crystal dubbing with mylar tubing covering it
Tail: unraveled mylar fibers
Wing: Mallard flank over blue arctic fox over white bucktail
Gills: Red saddle hackle fiber

TYING INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1 - Set you hook in the vise and wrap the shank with thread.

Step 2 - Wrap the shank of the hook with lead wire

Step 3 - Wrap down the lead by wrapping the thread up and down a couple of times

Step 4 - I used to try and wrap the Mylar tubing down on just the hook shank. It's tough to do. However it can be done. I think though a better way is to wrap some dubbing around the shank and create a bigger surface to wrap on. That way you don't cinch down the Mylar so much. That said you'll have to excuse me. The Mylar I was forced to use is bigger than ideal. You'd want a medium where as I'm forced to used the large in the example cause that's all I had. You can see the dubbing I use. It's a shredded angle hair sort of stuff that when combined with the Mylar tubing and the reflect-ability of the water it's crazy! The stuff looks amazing underwater.

Step 4a - Just dub on a small body. Nothing too thick, it does just fine not to have a lot on there. It'll be just enough to keep that tubing from wrapping and spinning around the shank.

Step 5 - Slide the tubing on and take a couple of loose wraps

Step 5a - After you've taken those loose wraps, cinch down the tubing. It should draw up nice. As you can see mines folded over because the size is too big. If it was a size or two smaller it would have been perfect.

Step 5b - After you have cinched down the tubing, wrap a few more times and then whip-finish it off. Cement it also to secure the wraps

Step 6 - Tie the thread onto the front of the hook and tie off the front of the tubing

Step 7 - I kind of combined two steps here but you get the idea. We’re tying in the wing. I used white bucktail for the underwing and blue arctic fox(seemed appropriate) for the middle wing. Foxtail is unreal in the water. It moves like it’s alive. I love the stuff for streamers.

Step 8 & 9 - Choose a nice mallard flank feather and tie it in over the top. It should make a nice cover. Then, turn your fly over and tie in some red gills. I used some red saddle hackle fibers I had. You could use craft fur, arctic fox, calf tail, among other things.

That’s it! It’s basically the finished fly. Some guys might tie it different but that’s the beauty of fly tying. It’s an art as much as a science.