Spawning Mantis Shrimp Fly Pattern (Fly Tying Tutorial)

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The Spawning Mantis is a stellar pattern for the Bahamas and particularly South Andros. The orange color in the fly attracts the attention of Bonefish on the flats and fishes well in shallow water. The fly's extra weight helps it drop quickly to land in the feeding zone every cast. This pattern can, of course, be used almost anywhere there are shrimp and is a phenomenal pattern on sandy flats. It's also pretty simple to tie with multiple repeating steps so it's a great pattern for novice saltwater tyers and anglers.
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📜Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Hook & Thread
0:36 - Eyes
1:33 - Tail
2:00 - Shell
3:06 - Dubbing
3:30 - Body
4:00 - Legs
6:07 - Legs Pt. 2
8:21 - Head
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[@denniskatinas]

Big perch would also love this one. Like river perch in the Netherlands, found in river the “Maas”. But also perch in big sand and gravel mined lakes in the EU and USA. Great content guys.

[@simonsmith8966]

Great pattern. As for the sharpe hooks, I have a small piece of silicone rubber tubbing I slide on to prevent the hook cutting the thread of catching my fingers ! It is 0.5 mm inside diameter by about 3/8 inch long. Hope this helps.