Cheap 3D eyes, bass flies and freshwater crabs.

I found some really neat eyes for my flies at my local PNA. They are called stick on rhinestones and all you need to do is colour in the pupal with a black permanent marker and glue them onto your fly (don't trust the adhesive on the eye, rather glue them on). They look very realistic on a fish pattern. They are available in clear, red and a host of other colours and sizes. I chose the clear and red varieties. Best of all is the cost. R14 a sheet.... As you can see from the picture there are enough for dozens of flies.

I took a drive to one of the local lakes in Bellville area to try out the flies. Autumn is always a tricky time of the year to fish for bass but I was soon into some good bass. Nothing huge but on a 5 weight rod, who cares....

 The eyes...

A frizz fry minnow # 4 with clear rhinestones eyes. Awesomeness....

 

 Red eyes anyone?

 The eyes on a Poler fiber minnow. I love this pattern because it elicits spectacular takes.

 A polar fiber minnow with clear rhinestones eyes. This one is tied on a #4 carp hook. Always tie these flies on using a loop knot. They fish just under the surface so takes are very visual.

For further information on how to tie and fish them as well as the frizz fry, check out my E Book at www.seanmillsflyfishing.weebly.com

 Pretty as a picture and full of bass and bluegill

 Fresh water crabs are common in South African waters but unheard of in America. There they have fresh water crayfish. Bass love eating crabs... I need to tie up a few foam bodied ones to fish on a fast sinking line for the coming winter... Fly fisherman beware, they can also use their sharp claws to snip fly lines in half...

 This bass took a frizz fry with the new 3D eyes

 I caught this bass in the evening using a black fritz fished underneath a foam hopper. The hopper acted as an indicator and I caught several fish using this technique. I had a lot of bass slashing at frizz fries and missing before changing to the technique.

One of the bluegill that ate the fritz. I like to use a size 8 fritz in black with blue flash and a tungsten #4 mm bead.