Materials List:
Hook: Ahrex 26 degree bend, #1, you can also use #1/0 and #2
Thread: Veevus 140 Denier, pink, orange or black
Weight: Spawn Fly Fish Tungsten ‘Football’ bead, 7.5 mm, silver, gold or black
Tail: Fishhunter Marabou
Flash: Flashabou
Body: H2O ‘Fly Frenzy’ Brush
Collar: Fishhunter Guinea
Cement: Loon Thin Set and UV Bench Light
The Megawatt is Bob’s number one Coho salmon fly, good for Rainbow and big Char too! Once you see the fly move in the water, you won’t question why it’s his favorite. The color combinations you can tie the Megawatt in are endless, and up to your imagination. Pink, red, purple, orange and black have all been great colors! The fly is best fished stripped, varying speed, think strip-strip-pause, until you find what the fish want. The fish typically hit as the fly drops during the pause in between each strip. This fly can be fished on a swing in a strong current or deep pocket water as well. Don’t hesitate to change it up!
Step 1
Slide Spawn Fly Fish Tungsten Football head onto hook. See how perfectly it fits in the bend? I find it just right. The bead makes the fly heavy enough to get down in deep pockets, while still light enough not to impede action and castability. After sliding the bead on the hook, lay down the thread base and tie in the Marabou tail, approximately the length of the hook shaft.
Step 2
Tie in Flashabou on both sides of the tail, tapering slightly longer than the Marabou. I’ve used other flash: Ripple Fiber, Flash and Slinky etc, so if you don’t have Flashabou, use something you do have.
Step 3
Tie in H2O brush and wrap forward stroking the fibers back with each wrap. Wrap the brush about 2/3 of the way up the shank.
Step 4
Tie in another clump of flash, but this time, on the top and bottom of the hook. Taper trim to approximately the length of the flash you tied in for the tail. The idea here is that you want the flash to surround the brush body.
Step 5
Tie in the brush again and bring it up to just shy of the bead head. This step is one of the many refinements over the years. The flash used to be tied up in the front of the fly, but it tended to foul hook itself. This step prevents that from happening.
Step 6
Lastly, attach a guinea feather, I do it by the base of the stem. Leave some fluffy, marabou-like fibers if possible. Fluff out after you tie this in to create a big body and wing around the bead head and brush.
Step 7
Finish off with Loon Thin Set and UV Bench Light. This secures everything, especially the bead! Tiers tip: Tie in a half hitch loop after each successive step to assure that no materials will fall off the hook when eager salmon devour it.
