#4 Hook Redfish Crack Fly Tying

Starting with a size 4 hook, we have scaled down the popular Redfish Cracklin to have less weight, less profile, less flash, and made for picky fish in skinny water. A subtle amount of color in the legs and body provides just enough eye-catching ability, while the natural tones in the tail and collar make this fly extra shrimpy. It’s a perfect fly to tie on when you’re targeting that Gator Trout up on the flats, but also want a fly that works well for Redfish.

Hook: Size 4 Daiichi 2546 Saltwater Fly Hook

Weedguard: Yes

Target species: Redfish, Trout

Hook - #4 Mustad 34007
Thread - olive or dark brown
Eyes - beadchain, small lead dumbell or none, depending on the situation
Head - reddish olive Enrico Puglisi (EP) streamer brush with legs
Tail - tan extra select craft fur over-wrapped with orange cactus chenille

1 -Attach the eyes (if you choose to use them). Wrap the thread to the bend of the hook.
2 - Attach a small bunch of craft fur and touch it with a thin glue or head cement over the thread.
3 - Two or three wraps of medium cactus chenille over the thread holding the craft fur.
4 - Tie in a 3" section of the EP brush just in front of the chenille and work the thread back to the eyes. Wrap the brush towards the eyes. With each wrap pull the fibers back to keep from binding them with the next wrap. Don't fret too much about it as you'll fix any bound up fibers in a minute. Secure the end of the brush which should end up tight to the eyes or the eye of the hook.
5 - Whip finish and coat with head cement.
6 - Use a bodkin to pick out the bound EP brush fibers.
7 - Use a dark brown permanent marker to bar the tail.

EP has a wide variety of dubbed brushes from one half inch wide up to five inches. I've used them all to create various sized Crack flies. All you need to do is change the hook size to make it proportional to the brush used and overall size of the fly. Another option is to use EP fibers for the tail on larger flies since the craft fur will be a bit too short. The EP fibers don't move as seductively as craft fur, but they'll work if you need a longer tail.

Give 'em a try if you dare, but be aware that Redfish Crack is highly addictive and may cause you to shun all your other flies.

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