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From: John Kelsey, [h0050da2e6057.ne.client2.attbi.com]
Subject: Two Tarpon Flies
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TWO TARPON STREAMERS In Bates book, Streamers and Bucktails, there are two tarpon streamers worthy of note, the Rhodes Tarpon Streamer and Apte Tarpon Streamer. Homer Rhodes developed his streamer in the 50’s. The Rhodes fly was developed to address two problems, the fouling of the hackle around the shank of the hook and to provide the fly with a longer silhouette. Bates continues by saying that under certain situations, the heavily hackled Rhodes Streamer did not sink fast enough. By decreasing the amount of hackling, creating a “beak”, one could alter the sink rate of the fly. The Apte Tarpon Fly is tied in this manner and is one of the earliest beaked flies. From left to right: Rhodes Tarpon Streamer, Apte Tarpon Streamer RHODES TARPON STREAMER: from Bates, Streamers and Bucktails Hook: Eagle Claw 254, 3/0 Thread: Red Tail: 2 orange then 2 yellow hackles tied concave side in. Body: Yellow and orange hackle palmered simultaneously ¾ distance up the hook's shank. Head: Varnished red. Tying Notes: Rhodes tied this fly with the tail hackles concave in or splayed, concave out. For illustration purposes, I have tied this fly concave in. The Apte Tarpon Streamer specifies splayed splayed hackles in the tail. APTE TARPON STREAMER: from Bates, Streamers and Bucktails Hook: Eagle Claw 254, 3/0 Thread: Red Tail: 2 orange then 2 yellow hackles tied splayed. Body: Yellow and orange hackle palmered simultaneously a short distance up the hook's shank. Beak: Fluorescent orange varnish. (I used red because I didn’t have any Fluorescent Orange.) |
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