Spoon Flies

[Wes]

Anyone tried them for NE fish? They wobble in the sink.

[Sean Juan]

I tie them for freshwater fish...great bass/pickerel fly. Quick easy durable...

Tried tying them big enough for Pike and stripers but they hit the "More trouble than its worth" wall.

[tyguy]

Nice looking fly! That should bring 'em up from the depths.

I have tied/assembled a few spoonies for use down here in Delaware, but haven't had too much success with them, at least not as much as the almighty Clouser.

BTW, what did you use to fabricate the spoon? I used fake fingernails on mine...

[ChemFly]

Wes,
Nice fly!
I have been putting off tying spoon flies for years now.
Your picture has me thinking about them again, especially for freshwater.
What is your tying procedure?
Thanks!
JW

[ruge13]

Yep, I used them for Skipjack last fall. Landing them was a different story. Of course can't keep blues or schoolies off them. They are a nasty drifted peanut pattern.

There will soon be tying instructions int he library for a great spoon fly pattern by Capt Gordon Churchill from NC. Stay tuned...

[Wes]

I thought these might be good when peanuts are around.

They aren't hard to tie if you are comfortable with epoxy.

They are tied on 34011 3/0, shank gets a gentle bend back. These have a maribou tail with some flashabou. I found longer or stiffer tails kill most of the action. Abt 4 inches of .30 lead wire is wadded up and tied well back on the bend and a 3-4 inch piece of 40lb mono is tied across behind the lead and a piece. A piece of medium mylar tube abt 1.5 shank length tied in over the shank to cover lead, push some extra on the shank and tie off behind the eye. Tie the ends of the mono in behind the eye so it bows out around the tube leaving abt an 1/8 gap. Flatten tube and push the mono around until you get a perimeter shape you like. 2 coats of 5 minute epoxy right out to mono which forms a rim.