A small baitfish imitation designed for false albacore, but great for bonito and other small tunny. Generally speaking because of their smaller mouths, little tunny go after smaller baitfish schools and rip through them with abandon. Often the best way to fish them is to cast into the fray and let the fly dead drift as if stunned. Albies and bonito will often clean up the stunned baitfish after a blitz. Color, Shrimp/Tan.
Size: 4.
Cowen’s Albie Anchovy (size #6 approx 1 ¾” length and size #4 approx 2 ½” length)
| Hook |
Tiemco 811S (size #4-6) |
| Thread |
Danville mono (size .006 fine) |
| Underbelly |
Shrimp Polar Fibre |
| Wing |
Olive Polar Fibre over shrimp Polar Fibre |
| Belly Sac |
Silver Gliss-N-Glow (or similar) |
| Body |
E Z Body Braid (size medium) natural color |
| Eyes |
Prismatic stick on (silver w/black pupil size #2) |
| Glue |
Devcon 5 minute epoxy |
The Albie Anchovie is available through retailers that carry flies from Umpqua Feather Merchants |
