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Spanish Bullet

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Intermediate · 3 versions

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Classic Recipe

• Hook Jig hook, 14-18
• Thread Olive or brown 8/0

Materials

• Tail Coq de Leon fibers (3-4)
• Body Pheasant tail fibers (wrapped)
• Thorax Peacock herl (2 wraps)
• Coating UV resin (thin, over body only)
• Bead Slotted tungsten (1)

How to tie it

1. Slide a slotted tungsten bead onto the jig hook.
2. Tie in 3-4 Coq de Leon tail fibers at the bend, about three-quarters of a shank length.
3. Tie in 4-5 pheasant tail fibers by their tips at the bend. Wrap forward in touching turns to the 70% mark, the natural barring of the fibers creates built-in segmentation.
4. Wrap 2 turns of peacock herl at the thorax for a small, dark bump.
5. Apply a thin coat of UV resin over the entire body, not the thorax. The resin should be just thick enough to seal the fibers, not build up bulk. Cure with a UV light.
6. Whip finish behind the bead.

Other versions

2 more in the app: Fischer's Flies, Fly Fish Food Tie.

Tying videos

• Spanish Bullet — Jig Nymph Tutorial (YouTube)
• Spanish Bullet — Fly Tying Tutorial (YouTube)
• Spanish Bullet — Czech Style Jig (YouTube)
• Spanish Bullet — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))
• Spanish Bullet — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)
• Spanish Bullet — Happy On The Fly (YouTube)
• Spanish Bullet — Smitty's Monthly Fly Box (YouTube)

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