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Vote on Your Favorite Fly for a Chance to Win Prizes From Some of Your Favorite Brands
12 Prizes = 12 Chances For You To Win!
Over the last 4 weeks, fly tyers around the world submitted flies to the #MicroSpineFlyTyingContest which we put on with some of your favorite brands to challenge fly tyers to push the limits of fly tying.
The Flymen team chose a winner each week, and now it's up to YOU to decide the final grand prize winners and have the chance to win the same 12 prizes that the finalists will win, PLUS a Redington Fly Rod! If you vote, you will be entered into a drawing to win the following prizes.
Add This Craw Pattern to Your Fly Arsenal
The Flymen Fish-Skull Craw is a realistic, yet easy to tie crawfish pattern. The Fish-Skull Shrimp & Cray tail sends this fly straight to the bottom with an enticing swimming motion. The Flymen Fish-Skull Craw dominates warm and coldwater species!
Learn to tie the Flymen Fish-Skull Craw today!
Fly Recipe
- Hook: Kona Universal Strong Streamer Hook, size 1/0
- Tail: Fish-Skull Shrimp & Cray Tail
- Antennae: Fish-Skull Faux Bucktail
- Head: Grizzly Saddle Hackle
- Flash: Senyo's Fusion Dub
- Eyes: Mono Eyes
- Claws: Rabbit Strip
- Body: Rabbit Strip
- Skirt: Sili-Legs
Fly Tyers, Thread Your Bobbins!
We've seen more and more photos on social media of amazing Articulated Micro-Spine flies tied by fly tyers like you.
The flies we've seen are just the tip of the iceberg, so we're holding a fly tying contest on Instagram to help you show off your patterns to the world and give you the chance to win grand prizes. We appreciate the contributions of Fly Fish Food, Redington, Flood Tide Co., Loon Outdoors, The Fly Fishing Show, Kona Fishing Products, and Hareline Dubbin to make this fly tying contest great for everyone who enters!
The Mohawk Sculpin, Created by Cheech Pierce of Fly Fish Food, Is a Super Fun and Easy Sculpin Pattern To Tie
With its wide profile and short stature, the silhouette of the Mohawk Sculpin is a perfect match to the real thing and is sure to trigger predatory attacks.
The extra-heavy Fish-Skull Sculpin Helmet helps the Mohawk Sculpin drop like a rock to the bottom and this sculpin fly pattern even has a little extra "bling" from the new Hareline Magnum Bling Rabbit Strips.
Learn to tie Cheech's Mohawk Sculpin today!
Fly Recipe
- Hook: Kona Universal Strong Streamer Hook, size 1/0
- Undertail: Marabou
- Underbody: Senyo's Fusion Dub
- Pectoral Fins: Sili-Legs
- Collar: Schlappen
- Wing: Magnum Bling Rabbit Strip
- Head: Fish-Skull Sculpin Helmet
- Eyes: Fish-Skull Living Eyes
The Micro Feather Game Changer is a snack-size articulated fly pattern that lands softly to avoid spooking fish, but still pushes enough water to get a predator's attention.
Imagine a fly that perfectly imitates a baitfish in your local waters, not only in profile but by swimming like a real fish and provoking the predatory instinct within your target fish... but you can still cast it with a 4wt to 6wt fly rod.
The Micro Feather Game Changer is fly a pattern developed by Blane Chocklett. This version is scaled down to about 3", and is a fantastic pattern for smaller water or picky fish.
The new Fish-Skull Chocklett's Articulated Micro-Spines open up a whole new world of possibilities for tying scaled-down Game Changer style flies.