Magic Schoolbus
This fly stopped me in my tracks when I first saw it while scrolling Reddit. The OP created his version (reminiscent of Popovic’s Schoolie Fleye) for smallies, and I was intruiged by the schooling fish design and the articulated back action. This entire fly was an engineering experiment for me, and there’s certainly room for improvement. As it stands, my resin bumps may interfere with a good hook set, and the fly needed the trailer hook point up and a coil of lead-free wire to swim properly. That said, there’s potential here! Hoping the snook in my area will give it a look.
Fly: Magic Schoolbus
Tied by: Erin Hyde
OG Creator: Nate Clemett
Target Species: Smallmouth bass, snook?
Materials:
- Hook (Size 4)
- Trailer hook: Standard saltwater is size smaller than main hook with eye large enough to slide onto main hook shank
- Thread
- Body
- Flash
- Topper
- Belly
- Throat
- Eyes
- UV resin
Tools:
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