Teddys Tackle Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Supply
 
Bead Head Salmon Flies 11/5/2009


  • Hook - 3X long - size 6 - (Mustad 34007)
  • Thread - pink Danville
  • Bead - 1/8” nickel bead
  • Tail - pink marabou or pearlescent Krystal Flash
  • Body - pink chenille - plain, fluffy or polar chenille

  1. Put bead on hook, inserting hook into small side of the hole.
  2. Wind on thread behind bead and run down to above the barb.
  3. Tie on tail about the same length as shaft of the hook.
  4. Tie on chenille.  Move thread up to bead.  
  5. Wind chenille up to bead and tie off.
  6. Tie off the thread behind the bead and dab with cement.