Daniela Misteli | Sunday, 2 October 2016
I really like to fish in stillwater; pike and perch in our big lakes or seatrout fishing in the sea. If there is no current your fly can move only with your stripping moves, that gives you a chance for other patterns and materials like "river-streamers".
One of my favourite materials is craft fur, sometimes also called pseudo hair or something similar. This material is cheap, available in all colours, has a lot of movement and doesn't get heavy in the water. Here you get a step by step baitfish pattern with craft fur and a nice little trick for a round head...
What you need to tie the fly:
- of course a hook (I use the attitude extra #2 from Partridge)
- some craft fur in the colors you like
- some eyes or permanent marker
- pro sportfisher soft sonic disc in the size and color you like
- uv glue or epoxy 
1. Then we start: cover your hook with thread and tie in a dubbing loop
2. Fill the dubbing loop with craft fur in the color you like (this will be the tail of your fly)
3. twist the material until it's secured on the thread 
4. brush it back in a shape
5. tie it in - but leave appr. 5mm space behind the hook eye
6. bring it in shape again
7. add a bunch of fibers in the same colour
8. do the same with a second colour
9. add a third color for the gills 
10. take a soft disc on a threader
11. grab the material
12. put the disc behind the hook eye
13. get the material over the disc and secure it 
14. add some eyes 
And finish! 
So please try it and post some pics of your flies or the catches on sexyloops :) here is the first one: