Corsair Squid Other Saltwater Hook : Mustad 34011 or equivalent Size 6 - 3/0. Thread : White. Beak : White wool. Tentacles : White hackles long and thin. Eyes : Dumbbell Stemmed Dolls eyes black on white. Body : Corsair minnow body tubing large.
Tying Instructions 1) Tie thread behind hook eye. 2) Advance thread to hook bend. 3) Tie in two of the long thin hackles at start of hook bend. 4) Tie in an end of the wool at hackle tie in point. 5) Form a woolen lump over the tie in point of the first two hackles till three to four times hook shank diameter. 6) Tie in a little further up the hook shank the next 8 medium length hackles spacing around the hook shank evenly - dull side out and thus the tip curving outwards (hopefully). 7) Hold the hackles in place wrap the thread progressively towards the wool lump (beak). 8) Winding thread right up to the lump - this causes the hackles to flare outwards even more. 9) Tie in dumbbell stemmed dolls eyes right against the woolen lump and hackles. 10) Tie in the end of the corsair tubing half way between eyes and hook eye, add a touch of superglue to this point as we do not want it to move. 11) Tie off thread, trim excess. 12) Force the tubing over itself till the tubing is against the eyes. 13) Keep pushing tubing till it bulges, then while holding it thread. 14) Apply thread and tie it off all at hook eye . 15) A bit of practice and you can do this tricking bit, easily - eventually.
Fly Notes
Fishing Notes Floating line, sink tip or intermediate even a sinking line all can be used. Whatever the rig you must get the fly to where the fish are holding. Watch for the take on the pause between strips of fly line. Make the fly swim like a squid, causing the flared hackle tentacles to lose and open. Target species include Snapper, Bream, trevally, flathead, Mulloway, Kingfish, Cobia, tuna and others.
Location Notes Weed beds, offshore structures jetties rock bars anywhere a squid would hang out and the predators that eat them.
Prey Notes Squid representation.
Tier Richard Carter

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