Tied using a light weight aluminum dumbbell eye the Mist sinks slowly, suspending itself in front of the fish. It is also relatively easy to cast, moves water (making it possible for fish to locate the fly in off-coloured water using their lateral lines) and the tail is resistant to fouling around the hook. All said, this pattern has accounted for some very nice fish.

Materials
Hook: Gamakatsu SL12S - size 2/0
Thread: Uni thread 6/0 – doc blue
Weight: Sea Eyes, large – blue
Eyes: Fish Skull living eyes, 6.0 mm - ice
Foul Guard: 20 lb Mason hard mono
Tail: Tiger barred magnum rabbit strip – blue/black over white
Body: Polar chenille – clear
Collar: Long body fur – blue
Adhesives: Gorilla glue – gel and Loon Outdoors UV clear fly finish – thin

Step 1. Insert the hook in the vise. Attach the thread and wrap back two hook eye lengths.

Step 2. Place a drop of Zap-A-Gap Gel on the thread wraps and then firmly figure eight wrap the Sea Eyes to the top of the hook (This fly rides hook point down).

Step 3a. Tie in a 6 cm long piece of 20 lb Mason hard mono, on top of the hook, starting at a point directly behind the eyes and wrapping the thread over the mono to a point at the bend of the hook. Form the free end of the mono into a 1 cm loop extending off the bend of the hook. Wrap the thread back up the hook shank securing the mono and locking down the mono loop.

Step 3b. Return wrap the thread back down the hook shank stopping at the point opposite the barb of the hook.

Step 4a.Cut a 5.5 cm long rabbit strip and trim the hide into a point at the end the hair extends over.

Step 4b. Tie in the rabbit strip at the bend of the hook, parting the hair and binding the hide down with 8 firm thread wraps so that a 4 cm long rabbit strip tail extends off the back of the hook.

Step 5a. Pushing the short rabbit strip up and out of the way, tie in a piece of polar chenille at the bend of the hook.

Step 5b. Using touching wraps, palmer the polar chenille forward to a point behind the eyes. When wrapping the material try and trap as few of the fibres as possible. Tie down the polar chenille and trim away the excess material.

Step 6. Pull the short piece of the rabbit strip over the polar chenille body and tie it down behind the eyes.

Step 7. Tie in a piece of body fur behind the eyes and palmer wrap it 3 times to form a back facing collar. Tie down the body fur behind the eyes, trim away the excess material and wrap the thread forward to a point in front of the eyes.

Step 8. Build up a small thread head, whip finish and cover all the exposed thread wraps with UV Clear Fly Finish.