Materials:

The first photo shows everything you need to construct this fly(except a fine red sharpie) to draw in the gills. The second photo shows how to prepare the two sizes of sili skin for mass production. In this case I’m using a size 6 Mustad Signature Tarpon(C68S SS). Any short or standard hook will suffice. You should expect to get at least 2 dozen flies from 1 pack of sili skin for hook sizes 2 and smaller. Make sure you use sharp scissors for this work.

Also see Tying the Sili Skin Fly, Instructional video - approx size 26MB. Video will open in a popup window, if you have a popup blocker be sure to allow this window.

Step 1
Apply one complete wrap of sili skin on the straight part of the shank leaving a bit of space between the the sili skin and the hook eye (photo 3).

Step 2
Tie in a sparse amount of flash or flash/fiber blend just in front of the sili skin using ultra fine mono, then whip finish(that's the only tying step!). (Photos 4 & 5)

Step 3
Use a length of sili skin(mother of pearl) that will extend slightly behind the bend of the hook and will be wide enough to fold over the pattern. Anchor the front-center of the sili skin just behind the eye with a slight press of the finger. Hold the material with one hand and let the sili skin "fall" over the top of the material. Fold it over such that it meets under the belly and sticks to itself. Press the sili skin together then trim the excess from the front, then back and pull away the excess.(Photos 6, 7, & 8)

Step 4
Afix eyes forward and draw in gill marks with red sharpie. Coat eyes and belly seam with plasti dip. Set aside to dry. (photos 9, 10, & 11)