Chris's Blind Squirrel: Weightless Carp, Bonefish, Bass Etc "craw"

[esox niger]

Here's a good hook point up weightless fly for shallow water spooky fish or other situations as well...

Hook: Mustad s80-3906 (b?) or other

Underbody: turkey feather of you choice

Hackle: whiting bugger hackle or hackle of your choice

Body: squirrel tail dubbing or other

wing: Fox colored squirrel tail

This pattern can be done with marabou, bucktail, turkey or other wings as well. In some cases it may help to put minimal lead wire on the back of the shank but for most cases no weight works just fine.

Early testing was quite successful...3 casts to two fish, two fish landed!

Heres the tying video if desired

[Wayne SW/MO]

Are you catching any temperates over there?

[fishinwrench]

Me thinks it ain't the fly. EN could catch a carp with a piece of belly button lint if he wanted to.

[esox niger]

Are you catching any temperates over there?

Temperates??? commons, one grass carp, a couple of drum, a bunch of bluegill, couple crapie and a few 2 inch largemouths is what Im claiming so far this year...things are going into full swing with the water gettin up and the temps. I will be busy for most of the month doing other stuff but it pays the bills, fishing will be severly limited :( how bout you Wayne? Hows the fishing?

and the belly lint is doubtfull.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Just waiting for the rain to stop and the whites to run. I thought maybe you had a handle on some white/hybrid fishing over that way. I don'y get on the rivers as much now so I'm going to see if I can do more with the temperate bass and carp this summer.

[esox niger]

Right on, I haven't seen any hybrids or whites but it should be on soon. I wouldn't be surprised to be see 'em this week or at least within the next 2-3 weeks.