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Y2K
The Y2K is a bright, beaded egg-style fly made from orange and yellow Glo Bug yarn on a short grub hook. Traditionalists tend to frown on it, yet it catches trout, and it does especially well when the water is stained or discolored. A gold bead and wraps of lead wire under the yarn add weight. The two yarn colors are tied on top of the shank behind the bead and trimmed together into a fluffy ball. Tied here on a size 12 barbless grub hook.
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Materials
Barbless grub hook, size 12
12
Gold bead, 1/8 inch
Gold · 1/8 inch
Lead wire
UTC Ultra Thread 140 Denier, white
White · 140 denier
Thin glue or head cement to lock the thread and lead wraps
Glo Bug yarn, yellow
Yellow
Glo Bug yarn, orange
Orange
How to Tie the Y2K
- 1
Step 1
Slide the gold bead onto the hook and clamp the hook in the vise.
- 2
Step 2
Wrap lead wire around the shank behind the bead, trim the ends, and push the wraps forward into the back of the bead.
- 3
Step 3
Start the white thread behind the lead and wrap over it to lock it in place. Trim the tag.
- 4
Step 4
Add a drop of thin glue over the thread and lead wraps.
- 5
Step 5
Pull the orange and yellow yarn apart into thinner strands so the finished egg is not too bulky.
- 6
Step 6
Lay a strand of yellow yarn across the top of the shank just behind the bead and tie it down at its middle with tight wraps.
- 7
Step 7
Tie in a strand of orange yarn the same way, right on top of the yellow.
- 8
Step 8
Whip finish behind the bead and cut the thread.
- 9
Step 9
Pull all the yarn ends straight up above the hook, hold them tight, and trim them in a single cut close to the shank.
Once released, the trimmed yarn flares into a round, two-tone ball.
- 10
Step 10
Fluff the yarn and snip any stray fibers to tidy the shape.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Flj878L68
Credit: Tim Flagler / Tightline Productions