	MAX'S FLASH FLY Courtesy of Max AKA FlashBackMax THE FLASH FLY INTRO The flash fly has been a killer for salmon, especially silvers. There’s nothing subtle about it’s nature. It’s a quite easy fly to put together. A competent tier should be able to knock out close to a seasons worth in a few hours. I chose pink to do the demo in, however just about any color has promise. MATERIALS LIST Hook: #8-1/0 Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 pink(in this case) Tail: Flash Body:Flash Wing: Oddly enough, Flash! Collar: Pink Saddle hackle Step 1 - Insert the hook in the vice and wrap the shank with thread. Step 2 - Snip off a length of flash. You want it as long as you can get it because this will become a big part of the fly. So you don’t want to run out of material halfway through. Tie the flash in at the rear of the hook leaving the long end hanging back towards the eye of the hook. Step 3 - When you have wrapped the flash down enough to secure it, pull the long end back over top and secure it. It should look like you have two tails hanging off the back; a short one and a long one. Step 4 - This is an optional step but it makes the fly a lot more durable. Take a drop of head cement or softex and spread it over the thread you first laid down on the hook. We’re going to wrap the flash and the glue will cause it to stick on the shank. If you didn’t do this the flash is often prone to coming unraveled with very little provocation. Step 5 - Take the long tail part and rap it forward over the glue and up to the eye. Secure it there with several wraps of thread. Step 6 - Instead of clipping off the excess flash, take it and pull it up over the back of the fly. The secure it with several wraps of thread. This will keep you from wasting the flash and will make the fly that much stronger because all the pieces up to this point are essentially one. Step 7 - I needed a little bit more flash to get the fly filled out like I wanted. So I just clipped off another bunch and tie it in over the first portion. Step 8 - Select a soft hackle feather and tie it in. Step 9 - Wrap the saddle hackle around she shank a couple of times and secure it with the thread. Then trim off the excess. Then like the photos shows with your fingers wrapped around the hook holding the fibers back, wrap over it a few times. This will cause the fibers to lay back over the shank and not stand straight up. Step 10 - Build the head, whip-finish, apply a little cement and you’ve got a finished fly. Courtesy of Max AKA FlashBackMax

MAX'S FLASH FLY

Courtesy of Max

AKA

FlashBackMax

THE FLASH FLY INTRO

The flash fly has been a killer for salmon, especially silvers. There’s nothing subtle about it’s nature. It’s a quite easy fly to put together. A competent tier should be able to knock out close to a seasons worth in a few hours. I chose pink to do the demo in, however just about any color has promise.

MATERIALS LIST

Hook: #8-1/0

Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 pink(in this case)

Tail: Flash

Body:Flash

Wing: Oddly enough, Flash!

Collar: Pink Saddle hackle

Step 1 - Insert the hook in the vice and wrap the shank with thread.

Step 2 - Snip off a length of flash. You want it as long as you can get it because this will become a big part of the fly. So you don’t want to run out of material halfway through. Tie the flash in at the rear of the hook leaving the long end hanging back towards the eye of the hook.

Step 3 - When you have wrapped the flash down enough to secure it, pull the long end back over top and secure it. It should look like you have two tails hanging off the back; a short one and a long one.

Step 4 - This is an optional step but it makes the fly a lot more durable. Take a drop of head cement or softex and spread it over the thread you first laid down on the hook. We’re going to wrap the flash and the glue will cause it to stick on the shank. If you didn’t do this the flash is often prone to coming unraveled with very little provocation.

Step 5 - Take the long tail part and rap it forward over the glue and up to the eye. Secure it there with several wraps of thread.

Step 6 - Instead of clipping off the excess flash, take it and pull it up over the back of the fly. The secure it with several wraps of thread. This will keep you from wasting the flash and will make the fly that much stronger because all the pieces up to this point are essentially one.

Step 7 - I needed a little bit more flash to get the fly filled out like I wanted. So I just clipped off another bunch and tie it in over the first portion.

Step 8 - Select a soft hackle feather and tie it in.

Step 9 - Wrap the saddle hackle around she shank a couple of times and secure it with the thread. Then trim off the excess. Then like the photos shows with your fingers wrapped around the hook holding the fibers back, wrap over it a few times. This will cause the fibers to lay back over the shank and not stand straight up.

Step 10 - Build the head, whip-finish, apply a little cement and you’ve got a finished fly.