Big Mack

[NJTroutbum]

Yesterday while at the doc's for a visit, he was showing me pics of his son's fish caught on the hot lure in Portugal. I got to looking at it, and thought...."that would be a neat fly." So I promised him 3 flies for his own testing on his next trip. I was a 2 1/2" mackerel-marked lure with a green flank fading to a yellow belly. Here's what I came up with.

Never been fished. Have no idea if it will catch a damned thing. But it was fun to put together.

Big Mack Recipe
Hook: #4 Partridge
Thread: 6/0 Black
Abdomen: Gold Mylar over lead wire
Belly: Gold Crystal Flash
Back: Olive Crystal Flash
Back: Blue Super Hair (With black Copic Pen)

 

[afishinado]

^ That's a really cool looking fly. I would bet it would catch fish, but it's almost too pretty to get wet.

 

[JackM]

Best when the light angle is smaller than 30 degrees.

 

[RCFetter]

They are really nice NJ.