Recipe
for Crayfish
Hook: Trout #8 streamer hook 1x, Bass #4 and #6 3x
Thread: Black 6/0 and Monocord (for final segmentation)—two
bobbins
Weight: Lead free wire, wound the first 2/3rds
of the hook, leaving one
eye length from the eye. Superglue (Quicktite. Other superglues
will absorb into the hairs)
Mouth: Brown hackle barbules (I use pheasant tail),
tied in tail position.
Pincers: Two bunches of pine squirrel tail, tied
up and out at 45 degree angle, wrapping thread around each once,
and adding a drop of Superglue: Quicktite (other
glues absorb into hairs)
Antennae: Stripped brown hackle quills
Body: Dubbing to cover thread and wire in rear, then
brown-maroon chenille
Legs: Coachman brown hackle, 1 size longer than normal,
palmered over rear half of body.
Swimmerets: Honey-tan hackle, 1-2 sizes shorter than
normal, wound around front half of body & cut to 1/8"
Carapace and tail: Section of brown turkey or
goose wing—prepared
by wiping back with Pliobond, silicone, or Flexament—with
end over mouth cut to a point, leaving a small tail over the hook
eye, and wiped with head cement 3 times.
--Colors may be varied.
Step by step directions.
