Flies for pike fly fishing can be tied in many different styles, sizes, colors, materials and variations. This is one of Niklaus Bauer’s absolute favorite ones, and in this video he shows us exactly how to tie it.
MATERIAL LIST:
HOOK: Partridge Predator CS86 X 4/0.
SHANK: Fish skull Articulated shank 35mm and Fish spine 20mm.
GLUE: Zap brush on, Devcon Epoxy, Gulff UV resin clear Thinman and Classic.
THREAD: Textreme Power thread 100D.
WAVE TAIL CONNECTION: Fastach size 0.
TAIL: Wave tail XXL Slim Gold or Holo Gold.
HEAD: Gulff UV resin clear in Thinman and Classic.
EYES: Epoxy eyes 11mm White/Yellow (MEY7-960).
BODY: Extra Select Craft fur Tan, Hedron Polar flash in Copper and Gold and a few strands normal flashabou in Copper, Polar Reftector flash Tan, Predatordubbing in colors JK Craw and Tan, Ripple ice in colors Sand, Gold and copper, Magic Head R14 and a clear Bauer Power rattle.
HOW TO CONNECT THE WAVE/DRAGON/WIGGLE TAIL: https://youtu.be/LdElWXvrMrE?t=621
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Also look at:
http://flyfishing-blog.com/flyfishing-blog.com/2017/03/21/niklaus-bauer-demonstrates-for-the-first-time-at-the-ewf/
http://flyfishing-blog.com/flyfishing-blog.com/2018/12/27/fly-tv-topwater-mamas-pike-fly-fishing-in-the-mountains/
http://flyfishing-blog.com/flyfishing-blog.com/2018/01/17/niklaus-bauer-will-be-at-the-ewf-again/