#9. Stick Minnow

[Tom L]

This style of tying has been around a long time. It has been done with other materials like deerhairs and bucktails. It is very simple but effective. It reminds me a lot of a Senko plastic stickbait, so I called it "Stick Minnow".

 

[CarlB]

A Mega thunder Creek Minnow.

[Rob G]

Tom,

nice looking bullet head. I would enjoy watching your technique on that one. Anywhere there's water, that's a fish magnet for sure!

[Tom L]

A Mega thunder Creek Minnow.

Thanks Carl. A quick google search yielded couple variations of the Thunder Creek Minnows.

http://spiritriver.c...er-creek-minnow

https://www.akflysho...?productID=6366

http://www.flytyingf...attern5973.html

 

The closest one to what I have here is the one done with Marabous.

 

A Mega Thunder Creek Minnow it is.

 

Tom,

nice looking bullet head. I would enjoy watching your technique on that one. Anywhere there's water, that's a fish magnet for sure!

Rob, the bullet head was tied reversed style and folded back. Here is a video on another variation of the Thunder Creek Minnow. In the video, the fellow was making it harder then it should be.

 

http://globalflyfish...-creek-streamer

[Tim A]

Nice, Tom. I'd coat that head in CCG or similar acrylic/epoxy.

[Mike G]

Great fly. Our poly fake fur tends to float. Did you sink test it?

[Tom L]

Nice, Tom. I'd coat that head in CCG or similar acrylic/epoxy.

Great idea Tim.

 

Great fly. Our poly fake fur tends to float. Did you sink test it?

Mike, I just sink tested in the tub today. It would sink once water logged. Coated the head with epoxy, as Tim had suggested, made it easier to sink.