Selected Redfish Fly Recipes

Reader Ron Conner wanted recipes for the Mosquito Lagoon Special and Slider flies, which I use for slot sized redfish. Here they are.

Mosquito Lagoon Special

Hook-Mustad #3407 size 4
Eyes-1/100 oz. (approx) lead dumbell or bead chain
Wing- fox or grey squirrel
Flash-four strands gold colored Flashabou Accent
Head- small tuft of deer body hair

1) Start thread, tie in lead eye. Flip the hook so the point is up.
2) Wrap thread about halfway to bend. Tie in a small clump of squirrel hair. Top with flash.
3) Just behind lead eye tie in a small clump of deer hair. The butts should be facing  forward, the tread should wrap around the center of the clump. You want the hair to flare and stay in place on the “top” of the fly. Do not trim the deer hair.
4) Whip finish and cement the head.

Slider
Tim Borski ties some sweet flies. His slider is a classic, but way too much trouble for me to tie. I modified it to this.

Hook- Mustad #3407 size 4
Eyes-1/100 oz. (approx) lead dumbell or bead chain
Tail-craft fur or similar synthetic, color tyer’s choice
Body-ice or cactus chenille, Estaz, or similar; color tyer’s choice
Hackle- one Grizzly (dyed to tyer’s choice) hackle feather tied Palmer
weedguard- 15 or 20 lb. mono “V”

1) Start the thread, tie in the eyes. Leave enough room ahead of them for the weedguard.
2) Wrap the thread to the bend. Tie in a tuft of craft fur for the tail.
3) Tie in the chenille and the butt of the feather at the hook bend. Wrap the thread up to the lead eye.
4) Wrap the chenille up to the lead eye. Tie it off and cut it.
5) Wrap the feather up to the lead eye. Tie it off and cut it.
6) Tie in the weedguard in front of the lead eye. Whip the head and cement it.

If desired, mark stripes on the tail using a permanent Sharpie marker.

I like these in olive, tan, and brown.

John Kumiski
http://www.spottedtail.com/

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