Tape Fry

Tape Fry

contributed by Peter Caverhill

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Materials

Tapesilver double-sided sticky tape (muffler tape, sheet metal tape). I found my tape at Liquidation World awhile back.
Hookhook (in size #8,#6 -2-3 XL)
Eyesstick-on mylar eyes (silver or pearlescent)
Epoxy2 part clear drying epoxy (or some other clear and hard drying clear liquid to cover the eyes and hold them onto the "fly")

Notes

Fished in spring on riffles of cutthroat waters, such as the Bella Coola River, when cutthroat are feeding on pink and chum salmon fry. The flat, extremely silver tape body is meant to imitate the shape and flash of a natural fry, and it needs no thread or tying tools to make.