Shenk's Minnow

[@jonathanhollingshead2550]

I had the pleasure of meeting Ed on the Yellow Breeches a long time ago. Spent an hour talking to him just sitting at a picnic table. Something I'll never forget.

[@lunkerkid2955]

The hobby store has been my go to for creative fly tying materials, colored beads, jewelry wire, and ultra cheap dyed feathers that work great for wings and throats on streamers

[@SirPraiseSun]

found those minus any beads that fit on hooks...

[@gnolmit]

Maybe my favorite fly. Definitely my favorite smallmouth fly. Tied with rabbit fur in the style of Tim Holschlag it is phenomenal!

[@BuffaloWill]

I agree, Holschlag's and Shenk weighting and use of rabbit is far superior to this version.

[@BJJ_Jim]

@@BuffaloWill I think this yarn would be a good way of speeding up the tying of a shenk’s sculpin without much if any loss to the integrity of the original.

[@williamavery9185]

50 years ago my father and his friends took me with them to fish chew valley lake UK. We fished from the bank and after a not so good day they all went to the local pub. I watched as the rainbow trout crashed into the fry then just swam found and sucked in the stuned ones. I had too tear my flybox for floating material. I stripped a llure and rebound it with foam and white feather. Cast out, a little twitch ......bang 5lb rainbow! Caught 5 more as well!!

[@PonyFoot123]

This is what makes fishing so awesome 👍👍👍

[@360fishingadventures8]

Wow this was ridiculously easy to tie. Tried it on a trout stream and I was pretty surprised. None of the fish were big, but this is typical for this particular stream. Sometimes, it is the simple patterns that do the trick!

[@ponycarguy]

Interesting. I haven't tied shenks minnow but I have tied Shannon's streamer. Very very similar. Very easy to tie and effective. It behaves almost like the fly equivalent of a soft plastic fluke lure. Glides around, dips, darts, and if you time your strips you can get them to "walk". Neat fly 👍

[@tightlinevideo]

Thanks so much for that! I have not seen the Shannon's Streamer before, but that is one I'm going to have to tie. Kinda like a Shenks on steroids. Maybe even an underwater video comparing the action of the two. Again, thanks, cool pattern.

[@ponycarguy]

@@tightlinevideo No problem 👍. Comparing the action would be neat. How different materials and profiles effect the action. Very neat and simple patterns!

[@petek1pml746]

Looks like a great slab panfish fly too.

[@addisonlackey494]

I pretty much watch most of the videos for the amazing fly typing technique

[@carsonridd]

This pattern looks killer! I have this material and I have been wanting to use it, but I didn’t think it would work. Thank you!

[@ejtullis]

The material looks like blanket yarn. I also use it for a nice 4"-6" worm fly pattern. Warning ... the yarn absorbs water so the fly will get heavier during casting (avoid false casting). Tight lines!

[@carsonridd]

ejtullis thanks for the tip! 👍🏻

[@lambertsaldi1550]

Awesome thank you for sharing nice tying work 👍🇺🇸 The Vermonter

[@cathymatuzak2076]

Ed usedta like to tie his so the front of the fly was bulkier. So it pushed water. Gave it a unique movement - try it, you'll be addicted!

[@telsonalves8060]

Perfect Your job , congratulations.

[@NewEnglandStreamers]

Great tutorial as always! Thanks!

[@IRieAsAVirus37]

That's awesome I picked up a bunch of high quality Yarns when I worked at this Dollar Store last year I have enough to tie thousands of flies and the stuff is wonderful that same stuff but not as big and diameter I have a few colors of

[@hankvana2149]

Thanks for the suggestion - stopped at the Dollar Store and picked up a skein of white - 27 YARDS for $4.00!!!! I'm all set now!

[@Sirskibumsalot]

When I learned how to tie this fly pattern it was called the Shannon Minnow many years ago .....since then I have tied them in many colors including your white one here .....I have caught a lot of Halibut on these in my local lagoons on the west coast .....Great simple pattern that works well for many species .....fresh or salt water ! .....PS .....I call it ( The Flying Tampon )

[@tightlinevideo]

Great name for the fly! Be careful how you use it though, there are probably strings attached.

[@Sirskibumsalot]

@@tightlinevideo ....Ha !!

[@MarcTelesha]

Might be a good idea again to tie these two streamers and compare.@@tightlinevideo

[@BobBohner4851]

Did the floating version work? Thanks for the fly tie

[@seizedcarcass8440]

I want to do one of these but with some sort of hackle of fins. Make it look sort of like a creek chub

[@edwardolesh5572]

Have you heard anyone having luck throwing a cone head on it and using it for crappie/perch? Thank you for all your videos.

[@mmchugh81]

Awesome!

[@TheRk1111]

I thought I remembered seeing a video of Ed tying the body with pillow batting? Also, the sides were trimmed flatter.

[@BuffaloWill]

Ed did a looootttt of things differently with this (his) fly than in this video

[@RespekfulFungus]

How did that floating one do? Hoping it’s like a fluke!

[@Coloradoboy769]

How have you found is the best way to fish these patterns

[@taboots67]

how did the weightless one work compared to the weighted?

[@seanbeck1370]

So...how did the floating variant work out? :)

[@mikeking453]

Cool!

[@flybrasiliensis]

Nice

[@chrismac7691]

Holding the bitter end of the wire. I like it

[@msueirro]

Chris, the term 'bitter end' refers to the loose end of any working line. I first heard it in Navy boot camp 53 years ago.

[@chrismac7691]

Thanks, Mike, I have only heard it used to measure time, as in “until the bitter end”. Learned something new!

[@chriswalport2979]

Where can I find the yarn?

[@timperry6095]

CHRIS WALPORT they have stuff like that at most big craft stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Jo Ann Fabric, etc.

[@seanbeck1370]

I just bought a bundle of it from Michael's for $8. Walmart also has it for $7.50.

[@DanielSan1974]

manufacturer's website, showing all colors: www.yarnspirations.com/bernat-blanket-yarn--300g-10.5-oz-/161110.html?dwvar_161110_color=Almond#prefn1=brand&prefv1=Bernat&start=1

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Looks like a bulkier babydoll

[@brianstevens3858]

Very nice, I have a version of this but the body is short cut and dubbed flashabou. Kicks a.

[@gnolmit]

Brian Stevens that’s called a coffeys sparkle minnow, or at least it’s a close variation using flahabou instead of wing n flash.

[@jenniestevens7899]

My sons name is Brian Stevens :)

[@brianstevens3858]

@@jenniestevens7899 LOL Most likely I'm old enough to be your parent, or grand parent, but oddly enough I know at least three other of me , one's even famous. lol It's a good name.

[@theodorerzepski8491]

Bet striped bass would eat this.