HELP! Spoon Fly Template

[tightlinesfisherman 0]

Hey everyone! I am having a hard time finding a template on the internet for a spoon fly - one that I can cut out and trace onto my copper tape. Does anyone have any handy or know a place where I can find them? Thanks so much! Also, what are some suggestions for tail color and bead eyes? Thanks a million!

[Kirk Dietrich 0]

Tightlines, you might want to just buy a spin fishing spoon and use that as your template. Spoon flies vary in shape from tear drop to a narrow strip to a little width in the front and getting a little fatter in the back but not as drastic as a tear drop. Important is a little curve or small depression toward the rear.

A side note, I would strongly recommend adding the weight to the shank and forgo the tailing material. Tailing material may not hinder the wobble of a spin casting spoon likely because of the weight of the metal. However, anything added to the hook to make it more "fly-like" will hinder the action you desire in a spoon and that includes bead chain. Granted, there are some spoon flies with tailing material and bead chain but I promise you they do not have the action of one without.

 

Good luck, spoon flies sure do put the meat in the cooler; I rarely fish them any more unless the redfish just absolutely refuse everything else.

 

Kirk

[flytire 0]

GOOGLE found this

 

http://www.bvipirate.com/spoonfly/index.html

[Robert M 0]

GOOGLE found this

 

http://www.bvipirate.com/spoonfly/index.html

 

Make sure you follow the template for the hook also with this fly. If you dont bend it correctly you get no action or bad spin.

 

[TOM PRUETT 0]

Nice find !! Iam going to try this my self.