Malbran
by Ramiro Garcia Malbran
This is the fly Malbran. It is my
original fly for imitating the "Mojarra", (typical bait fish from South
America). This fish are flat and have a large profile, all the predators in the region
like them so its a very good fly to use from the area north of Buenos Aires (Parana delta)
to Mato Grosso in Brazil (you can there find the same species; traira, cachorra, dorado,
pira putanga, pintado...).
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Comparing
front view of the Malbran and the Christmas Minnow |
Adapting the size and the colors of the
back we can represent a large variety of fish bait so its a fly you can use in a lot of
situations (in fact I been using it in Patagonia with the sea running trout of the Rio
Gallegos)
This fly imitates a little hareng. It's works very good for pike fishing in Europe.
Depending of the region where you fish you maybe need to change the color of the back
Hook: all sizes,
straight shank
Tail: Christmas decoration (silver and blue) streched and twisted
Body: Christmas decoration (silver and blue) streched and twisted
Throat: Red fibers
Eyes: stick-on eyes
1 to 3:
Make the tail like a Christmas Minnow.
4: Put a mesh of
sintetic hair (Christmas decoration, blue) or substitub to simulate the top of the tail.
5: When the tail is
ready, start tying a shorter mesh (silver) down the shank of the hook. The mesh must be
presented and tied in an angle of 45% with the shank, all the fibers must be oriented in
this direction (don't leave fibers at the sides of the fly).
6: Do the same with a
blue mesh but this time on the top of the shank.
7-8: Same process ones
more on top (blue fibers), ones more on bottom (silver fibers).
9: Before arriving to
the eye, tie some red fibers to form the throat.
10: Trim the body with
scissor, put the stick-on eyes (you can use epoxi to fix them).
11: Fly finished
Finished fly
The original Malbran fly
Text and photos by Ramiro
Garcia Malbran © 2004 |
