HOONIE GHOST SHRIMP 
Originated by Kyung Kim 

I originally developed this fly to imitate the ghost shrimp that corbina feed on.  Since then it's caught just about every species of fish that feeds in the surf zone (corbina, halibut, surf perch, yellowfin croaker, spot fin croaker, jack smelt).  I use heavy brass eyes for their weight and also because they're more durable and environmentally friendly than lead.  

I also tie the fly with a tungsten conehead (large) instead of the brass eyes.  This fly does not foul and rides with its point up Clouser style.  I tie two versions.  One that's orange and white, and the other all tan.  The tying instructions that follow are for the orange and white version.  To tie the tan version, just use tan material instead of the orange and white.  

Finally, this fly produces best when fished with short, sharp strips with a slight pause between strips on a floating line with a long 18 to 21 foot leader or with a 200 to 300 grain sinking line with about an eight to ten foot leader.  Good luck.  

Materials:

Hook: Daiichi x452 x-point or Mustad 34007, size 2-6 (sharpen the Mustad)

Eyes: 7/32 Nickel dumbbell eyes in gold, silver, or black or tungsten conehead in the same colors
 
Tail: Calf tail (orange and white or just tan)

Throat: Calf tail (white or tan)

Body: Mohair yarn (orange or tan)

Rib: Gold or silver medium wire

Flash: Mixed color crystal flash

Thread: White flat waxed nylon

Tying steps:

1.  Tie on dumbbell eyes about a third of the way back from the eye of the hook Clouser style.

2.  Tie in some white (or tan) calf tail. The tail should extend about a hook length beyond the bend of the hook.

3.  Tie in about five or six strands of crystal flash on top of the calf tail so that some of it extends just past the calf tail.

4.  Tie in a little orange calf tail on top of the crystal flash. It should be the same length as the white calf tail.

5.  Tie in a piece of wire at the end of the hook shank.

6.  Tie in a piece of orange mohair yarn at the same place and wind thread forward to just behind the eye of the hook.

7.  Wrap the mohair yarn forward to cover the hook shank.  When you get to the dumbbell eye, wrap the yarn underneath the dumbbell to the tie off point just behind the eye of the hook.  Tie off yarn and cut off excess.

8.  Wind the wire forward in the opposite direction so that it crisscrosses the yarn and tie off just behind the eye of the hook in the same manner as we did for the yarn.

9.  Tie in some white (or tan) calf tail just behind the eye of the hook so that it extends just past the hook bend for the throat.

10.  Tie in five or six more strands of crystal flash so that some of it extends just past the throat.

11.  Finish the head and whip finish.  Cement or epoxy the head.