Mickey Finn

Mickey Finn

An easy and effective fly to tie and fish.

Materials.

Hook- 3-4xl 

Thread UTC 70 Black & Red floss

Medium Flat Silver Tinsel

Medium Silver Oval Tinsel

Red and Yellow Bucktail

 1. Start with the red floss behind eye.

 2. Work floss to rear of hook and make a short tag.

 3. Work floss back to eye and tie in Black thread.

 4. Tie on both tinsels at the front.

 5. Tie them on all the way back to the tag. 

 This helps keep the body flat and gives it a bit more body.

 6. Before wrapping flat tinsel apply some super glue to body.

This will help and and make it stronger.

 7. Wrap up the flat tinsel a couple eye lengths from eye.

 8. Spiral wrap the oval tinsel up.

 9. I like equal parts red and yellow mixed of bucktail.

Original pattern goes yellow then red with more yellow on top.

 10. Trim butts at an angle to make tying the head easier and neater. 

 11. Make a nice head and whip finish.

 12. Super glue and then clearcoat I use Sally Hansen's.

13. Enjoy

Thanks Chris