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How to Tie a Needlefish Fly for BarracudaJanuary 30, 2016 — Leave a Comment
‘Cuda love needlefish. Photos: Kyle Shea.
We love fly fishing for barracuda, and we’re lucky to see a lot of them cruising our flats at
Andros South. That’s why we recommend our guests keep a spare 9 or 10 weight rod
locked and loaded in the boat for those times when a hefty ‘cuda shows up in between
shots at bonefish.
Many fly patterns have been known to work for barracuda, from poppers to various
baitfish imitations, but from our experience long, flashy, needlefish imitations seem to be
the most effective in our neck of the woods.
So, today we present you with step by step tying instructions on how to tie one of our
favorite barracuda patters – A variation of The Needlefish Fly popularized by the good
folks at Orvis.
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Needlefish Fly for Barracuda – Tying InstructionsMaterials:
Rear Hook: Daiichi 2546, Sz. 1Front Hook: Daiichi 2546, Sz. 2/0Wire: RIO Powerflex Wire Bite, 30 lb.Thread: UTC 140 Denier, Chartreuse. Body: Pearl E-Z Body Braid, Small – Medium.Eyes: 6.0 mm Fish Skull Living Eyes, ‘Earth’ Color. Head: Chartreuse Thread or Floss, Coated in Adhesive.
Step 1: Attach approximately 8 inches of wire to a size 1 hook. We used 30lb. nylon coated knottable wire here, but hard wire can be used as well.
This will act as the trailer hook of the fly.
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Step 2: Cut a 5-6 inch length of E-Z Body Braid, and poke the wire intothe braid at roughly the 1/3 point. Thread the wire out the end of the
braid until the shank of the hook rests inside the braid body as shown.
Step 3: Insert the point of a larger 2/0 hook into the front opening of thebraid, and poke the hook point out through the bottom of the body so the
hook is situated in the same direction as the rear hook.
Step 4: Fix the front hook into the vise, slide the braid and wire back outof the way, and attach your thread at the eye of the hook. Wrap thread in
touching turns to approximately the hook point.
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Step 5: Position wire on top of the shank and bind down with threadwraps to the eye of the hook.
Step 6: Add a light coat of super glue to the shank. Pass the wire throughthe eye of the hook and wrap thread back to the hook point, binding the
bottom leg of wire on the underside of the shank. Trim excess wire.
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Step 7: Slide the front of the braid body 1/3 of the way up the shank ofthe hook and catch in with thread. Build a smooth taper of thread from
the braid to the shank of the hook, whip finish, and trim.
Step 8: Fix eyes with a small drop of super glue on each side of the braid.
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Step 9: With a red permanent marker, mark a small stripe behind theeyes to give the appearance of gills. Using a green permanent maker,
color the top half of the braid.
Notice how the green accent gives a lifelike contrast between the backand the belly of a needlefish.
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Step 10: At the tail end of the braid, whip a small amount of chartreusethread, tie off, and coat with super glue. This gives the appearance of a
tail as well as keeps the braid from unraveling.
Step 11: Coat the head of the fly in 5-minute epoxy (or similar adhesive)to protect the thread wraps from teeth as well as provide a smooth taperto the head of the fly. Make sure to encapsulate the eyes in epoxy as well
for added durability. Let dry and get to it!
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