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Bonefish Bitters
How do you tie a Bonefish Bitters?
Bonefish Bitters is a streamer fly pattern for bonefish, permit. Find its 7 materials and 10 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- bonefish, permit
- Pattern designer
- Craig Matthews
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco 811S (#6 - #8)
- Thread: Veevus 140 Power Thread (Olive)
- Eyes: Bead Chain Eyes (Medium, Gold)
- Head: Loon UV Fly Finish (Thick)
- Legs: Sili Legs (Nymph Barred Olive)
- Underwing: Z-Lon (Ginger)
- Wing: All-Purpose Deer Hair (Natural)
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Tying instructions
Start thread behind the hook eye.
Tie in bead chain eyes with figure 8 wraps.
Whip finish and trim thread.
Apply UV resin to the head and cure.
Restart thread behind the head.
Tie in sili legs, 3 per side, and secure with loose wraps.
Tie in Z-Lon over the hook shank.
Measure and tie in deer hair, tips extending to the hook point.
Trim deer hair.
Whip finish and trim thread.