Midnight Mayhem

Step 1:  start by tying the dumbbell eyes onto the top of the hook shank and wrapping a bas of thread

step 2:  Cut a small piece of rabbit strip and tie the end in. Once the end of the rabbit strip  is tied down, rap the thread to towards the front of the fly and tie down the front of the rabbit strip

Step 3:  turn the vice so that the fly is upside down. Take ostrich herl and tie the ends in just behind that dumbbell eyes. Clip the ends once the ostrich herl is secured

Step 4:  Tie in a piece of cross cut rabbit strip just behind the dumbbell eyes.  Wrap the cross cut rabbit strip around the fly once. Tie it off and clip extra rabbit strip.

Step 5:  tie in flash marabou to each side of the fly in front of the dumbbell eyes

Step 6:  wrap thread so that it is behind the dumbbell eyes. Take the short ends of the flash marabou and pull them over top of the dumbbell eyes. make a few thread wraps to secure the short ends behind the dumbbell eyes. Wrap the thread back to the front of the fly. Create a tapered nose on the fly.

Step 7:  Whip finish and cement the head. Depending on what type of dumbbell eyes you use, you can use super glue to glue on reflective eyes to give the fly a better appearance. 

Hook: Daiichi No. 2220 size 8 hook

Thread: black ultra thread

Materials: dumbbell eyes, ostrich herl, cross cut rabbit strip, barred rabbit strip, flash marabou, and reflective eyes.

Tools: Bobbin, scissors, and whip finisher

This fly is a great streamer pattern that can be used at all times of the day. I like using this pattern on a tandem rig with a nymph trailer. It has great movement and is my go to fly. The best color combinations i have found are black/blue/white, red/black/white, red/white, green/black/white.