Materials:
Thread: Orange Danville's flat waxed nylon
Hook: Mustad 3407 Dt #6, 5/32 brass bead, .020 lead free wire
Tail: One fiber from orange car wash mitt
Flash: Orange Estaz UV lites
Legs: Orange/ Chartreuse sili legs pulled from spinner skirt
Body: Orange underfur from "Lucky Leprechaun Drinking Hat" beard dubbing loop

Step 1: Debarb hook, slide on bead, place in vice, wrap five turns of .020 lead free wire, snug wire up to bead

Step 2: Select fiber from orange car wash mitt,


Step 3: Strip fibers to expose core and tie in


Step 4: Tie in estaz and wrap two turns. Tie off and trim


Step 5: Locate and remove 4 legs from silicone skirt


Step 6: Tie in two legs per side, orange extending rearward the length of the tail, directly ahead of the estaz. Continue to wrap thread forwards, separating orange from chartreuse approx 3/16"


Step 7: Locate ""Lucky Leprechaun Drinking Hat" from closet.


Step 8: Remove underfur from beard using dog brush


Step 9: Create thread loop, insert underfur, spin into noodle, advance thread to front of fly, half hitch behind bead.


Step 10: Wrap dubbing forward, tie off, trim, whip finish


Step 11: Brush out dubbing using wire brush or equivalent




Step 12: Tie on to tippet with canoeman loop knot, fish


Note: This fly was invented on St. Patrick's day and is intended to be a joke. However, since it is tied on a duratin hook, I will be tossing it in front of snook come this summer. Gar definitely like it.

I will have to try one of those. Do you know if J. Stockard or Caddis Fly Shop carries the Lucky Leprechaun Drinking Hat? Maybe BigY Fly or Cabela's? Or could you substitute beard fibers from a Gnarly Gnome Beer Drinking Hat?

Larry