Flat Heads

Flat Heads

The Flat Head flies are made for night fishing for Baltic Sea trout but the will sure work for other species to and also for fishing in daylight. I have used Sheep Fleece for the Muddler style head and it makes the fly "hoover" in the water and it will keep its shape in the water and make a great siluette so the fish can see the fly in the dark. The wing is made of zonker strips with a loop of Fire Line that I have used a needle to fasten it trough the skin on the zonker strip and then put on the trailer hook so it hangs in the back of the wing. It can be a bit tricky at first but with some practise it will get easier each time. When I tie this pattern on tubes I don't use the Fire Line insted I tie in a short piece of plastic tube in the back of the zonker strip so I can get the hook to hang in the back of the wing just like on the one Waddington fly with fire line.

Pattern recipe: Black/Orange version

Waddington Shank or Black Eumer Plastic Tube Small

20mm Fire Line to fasten the hook with.

Tread: Black

Butt: FL Orange Chenille. Then a Black Whiting Soft Hackle tied in collar style.

Legs: Two pairs of Rubber Legs. The first pair tied in after the Chenille and the second pair after the Soft hackle.

Wing: Black Zonker Strip (Rabbit or Opposum)

Hackle: A second Black Soft Hackle from Whiting

Head: Sheep Fleece tied in Muddler Style.

Eyes: Orange Epoxy Eyes glued in place.


Heres some pics of how I tie in the tube that holds the hook on the tubefly version

This picture show how I tie in the tube to fasten the hook

Secured with super glue and ready to tie in on the body tube