Ahrex - Martins Minnow Variant - tied by Søren Flarup

Flyfishing for predators have been very popular for many years in Europe and Scandinavia - in the recent years flyfishing especially for perch has grown in popularity. If you have a look in the flybox among some of the most successful flyfishers, a upside-down jig style baitfish pattern called Martins Minnow will often be present. UK based flyfisher and flytyer Martin Smith invented this fly many ears ago and it is more a fly-style than a specific pattern - the key to success is the jig-hook and the heavy bead that gives the fly the movement. In this video Søren Flarup from Ahrex demonstrates the tying of his version of Martins Minnow.
Hook: Ahrex FW550 Mini Jig # 4
Weight: Slotted Bead - 4.5 mm
Thread: UTC 140 D - tan
Wing: Crystal Flesh, Bucktail White and Crystal Flesh, Fire Tiger + strands of Silver Holographic Angel Hair
Eyes: 3D Eyes, 5 mm. silver
Head: Pro Sportfisher UV Resin
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[@BB1872]

Cracking tye Sorren 👌👌👌👌

[@mscustomlures]

Nicely tied Soren, I use ep style fibres mixed with Angelina fibre/angel hair in mine but like you said the fibres don't matter too much to be honest it's mostly the action and size/profile that does it 🤙🏻

[@ahrexhooks3652]

Thanks Martin :-) glad you like my attempt to tie one of the most effective and popular flies in the recent years, still need to practice when I look at your original fly at my desk. Have tried several fibres but kinda like these, but for smaller flies I would go for more softer fibres. But it is a cracking fly you invented :-)

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

Great looking fly. But..... I cannot afford to use this mutch material and then just trim off that mutch "exess". I would have to be a little more careful and use the material in a more "thrifty" way.