Crawdads

[bingsbaits]

I'm kind of a beginner at tying so if my proportions are a little off, I'm still learning...

Here are a couple crawdads I tied up to try and fool some Smallies this summer.

 

[David]

Very nice...those will catch some fish. What did you use for the shell back on the red one?

Here is a recent discussion of some other crayfish flies...
http://www.paflyfish.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=10923&forum=16

 

[bingsbaits]

Swiss Straw and hit it with a Red marker and a coat of head cement..

 

[whheff]

Really neat!! That first one that is red looks almost like the Larry the Lobster fly that they fish with in Nova Scotia.

 

[FrequentTyer]

Great job and very nice ties! I really like the way the swiss straw looks on these. At the risk of asking a stupid question, are crawdads ever red in nature? I've only ever seen them cooked and I know that loster and crabs only turn red when cooked, so I'm just curious why so many crawdad patterns are red. I'm guessing it is just a color that triggers a strike, but I have always found it kinda funny.
Mike.

 

[skiltonian]

try putting the hook up instead of down