[TheCream]

The golden bonefish have been catching my attention lately. I've hooked several, landed a lot less than I hooked, and become moderately addicted. I came up with this one the other night, it has not been fished yet, but should be put to the test soon. I think it will work well, given what other flies have produced for me. I'm calling this one the Scorpion.



From above:



Here's the recipe:

Hook: Mustad 3366 size 6
Cone: small brass
Thread: 70 denier Ultra Thread, rust
Tail: rusty marabou
Body: rusty brown ice dub in a dubbing loop, spun and wrapped
Legs: 2 sets per side, orange/black centipede legs on this color version
Wing: rusty marabou
Head: rusty brown ice dub up under the cone, over the wraps for the wing

I also did this fly in olive and plan to do one in a black/yellow combo for higher visibility in dingy water. I went with the marabou for the subtle motion at rest, and used 2 sets of legs to hopefully keep the fly hook point-up on the bottom. Even on a #6 hook, this fly is short and stubby, perfect for a hungry little carp mouth.

[tmatt26]

Sweet looking fly there bud. I am definitely going to tie several of those up when I get home this weekend. Might tie a few on some size 6 scud hooks.

[BrianMyers]

Should work well , its orange just like they like it. I would swap the cone out for hourglass eyes , to keep it riding hook up.

[smalliestalker]

nice man...I have become addicted to carp fishing recently as well

[day5]

carpin rules!!!

[JSzymczyk]

that will catch mucho fish

[Panama Red]

Looks crabby to me Many carp flies are an excellent cross over to saltwater.

We used to fish for carp in Lake Shasta with peices of fried chicken on spinning tackle when I was a kid, would love to hook one on fly.

Thanks for the post...dave

[letumgo]

Awesome! I definitely need some of these in my fly box. I bet the bass will hammer them. Heck, this should work on lots of fish. Thanks for sharing.

PS - You should add this to the pattern database to make it easy for others to find in the future...