The Lazy Crease Fly

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The Lazy Crease Fly

Originator: Capt Joe Blandos(crease fly concept)
Hook: Tiemco 911 s Size 2/0
Size:2/0
Thread: Kevlar thread
Eyes: Prismatic stick on size 4.5
Tail materials: Buck tail - lazer lites
Body materials - Loco foam silver - pro marker pens - fulling mill super glue

This is an excellent top water fly . It has beaten fish the around the globe and is a great pattern for saltwater fly fishing for Bass in the UK. It is a relatively bulky fly so a decent casting technique is a bonus. The crease fly pushes a lot of water and is suited to those slightly heavier conditions. Try short hard tugs on the fly line for a highly visable''eat me'' signal, also try a double handed retrieve. If you see a fish behind the fly that can not make up its mind either speed up the retrieve or try to just let the fly stop and sit dead in the water. Fish off the top are hard to beat! This fly is very easy to tie if you use loco foam and Pro marker pens. This version has been finished with softex although a light thinned down epoxy coating can be used as well as'' loon hard head''

	STEP 1 Cut a template for the crease fly from either foam or cardboard and test it out against the shank of the hook for size and shape. When you are happy cut out the shape in the loco foam Note If you are clever then remember to colour the inside of the mouth of the crease fly red at this stage as it is awkward later.
	STEP 2 Wrap the shank with the thread and tie in the lazer lites to provide flash in the tail , then tie in the bucktail. Note that the bucktail can go all the way towards the eye as this will produce a bulky base for the super glue to fix onto later. You can see that on this one I have tied in a glass rattle to provide extra attraction. Tie off the thread.
	STEP 3 Apply a generous amount of super glue to the wrapped shank of the hook and also to the bottom inside edge of the crease fly. Then wrap the foam body over the shank, turn the fly upside down and hold the edges together. Fulling Mill superglue will dry very quickly.
	STEP 4 First apply a light colour to the flank of the fly then darker one a little higher and then a darker one across the backbone of the fly to create the fish like appearance. Wet your fingers and blur and blend the colours together. Apply the holographic eyes Coat the fly with softex or similar agent
	You can see that big mouth and why the fly creates a nice splash on the surface
Copper loco foam with black marker pen	Charteruse loco foam with brown marker pen