Saturday, August 29, 2020

Tom Jones (Beadhead Variation)



Tom Jones (Beadhead Variation)

Hook - Mustad R73-9671, size 8
Bead - Gold
Thread - Black
Tag - Red uni stretch
Tail - Black squirrel tail
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Olive chenille 
Wings - Olive marabou

When viewed from a fishy perspective it seems to imitate scuds (freshwater shrimp), damsels, stick caddis etc.

The Tom Jones must be a Welsh fly – right?  Wrong! It is as Aussie as Fosters and it has a very long history in its native Australia.  It was developed in 1971/1972 by a English ex-pat called John Lanchester who was a member of the Southern Fly Fishers

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