2 Minute Anchovy
(A great crossover fly for Albies & Stripers)
Hook: 2/0 Mustad Tarpon Style hook.
Tying thread: 210 Denier Flat Waxed Nylon.
Weight: 5 wraps of .035 Lead or lead free wire.
Tail: A sparse pinch of White
Craft Fur,
over which is a sparse
pinch of Brown Craft Fur, over which
is
a sparse pinch of Bait Fish Back (or choice of Pearlescent Tinsel).
Body:
Mylar
Tubing.
This is a great ‘crossover fly for Albies and Stripers. It’s an extremely easy fly to tie. Friends and I have caught fish with it from Western CT to the Cape with it.
To tie this fly take 5-6 wraps of .035 wire around the hook shank. Butt it up against the eye of the hook. Start your thread and cover the wire wraps and hook shank, leaving your thread at the start of the bend. Take a sparse pinch of white Craft Fur and tie it in at the bend. It should equal 2 hook shank lengths beyond the bend. Trim off the butt end. Next, take a sparse pinch of Brown Craft Fur and tie it in above the White. Cut off the butt end. Next take a sparse pinch of Bait Fish Back or Pearlescent Tinsel and tie it in on top of your Craft Fur Tail.
At
your tail ‘tie in point’, tie in your Mylar tubing. It should extend well beyond the eye of the
hook so that you can push it back over itself to create your body. Once you’ve tied in the tubing, give it a few
‘half hitches’ and cut off your thread.
I usually add a drop of UV or Super Glue over the thread wraps.
Next, push the mylar tubing over itself to create your body. It should cover the entire hook shank extending to the eye of the hook. Start your thread behind the eye of the hook, over the mylar tubing. After taking securing wraps, trim off the excess Mylar tubing behind the eye. Take more securing wraps behind the eye, whip finish the fly and add a drop of head cement or UV Resin.
Field & Stream has a 'kewl' video on how to tie this fly below:
If you have any questions about this fly or would like to
submit a Fly of The Month, I can be reached at pdinice@frontier.com .
