Name of Fly: Y2K Bug
Tied by Mike Tipton
Hook Size: 12 or 14
Style / Make: TMC 2487 BL
Thread: Gudebrod 6/0 FL Orange
Tying Materials:
1. Hook
2. Thread
3. Gold Bead 1/8 (#12 hook) or 7/64 (#14 hook)
4. (un) lead wire .015 (#12 hook) or .010 (#14 hook)
5. FL Green and FL Orange Egg Foo Yarn or egg yarn
Tying Procedure:
1. Place bead on the hook and secure in the vise
2. Wrap 3 or 4 turns of lead wire around the hook. Slide bead over lead wire
3. Start tying thread and wrap to back to bend of hook and forward. Apply a bit of head cement or super glue to help secure the thread
4. Cut a (about) 1.5 inch piece of each color yarn
5. Tie in (securely) each piece of yarn at its center as close to the bead as possible
6. Run the tying thread back down the hook until even (or just ahead of) the hook point.
7. Fold back the yarn from ahead of the bead, giving a double layer of yarn on each side of the hook. While pulling back all four piece of yarn tie in and tie off the yarn.
8. Pull the four pieces of yarn very tightly and trim the off even with the bend of the hook.
Comments:
When using Egg Foo Yarn the whole piece can be used with a #12 hook. With a #14 hook, the yarn should be unraveled and use only 1/2 to 2/3 of the yarn. When using egg yarn you will need to experiment a bit for the correct thickness.
It is very hard to find reference to the Y2K bug fly on-line because you usually get articles about the Y2K software bug.
Fish the Y2K deep under an indicator. I have also gotten takes at the end of the drift as the Y2K hangs in the current.
