Invented by Steve Culton, the Bombardier is a classic big fish fly. It's dark pallet lends itself to night time fishing and its tantalizing flawing energy begs you to fish it on a greased line swing with the occasional twitch. Like all flatwings, the Bombardier is yet another iteration of the tried-and-true template first made popular by Kenney Abrames. For more about tying large flatwings read Tom Keer's article The Art of the Flatwing.
Recipe
Hook: Mustad 3407, size 4/0
Thread: Black
Platform: 30 hairs light blue and chartruse bucktail, mixed
Pillow: Black dubbing
Tail: First, 3 black saddles, second, 2 strands silver Flashabou, third, 1 black saddle, fourth, 2 strands light blue Flashabou, fifth, 1 black saddle, sixth, 2 strands red Flashabou, seventh, 1 black saddle, eighth, 2 strands purple Flashabou, ninth, 1 black saddle, tenth, 2 strands black Flashabou.
Body: Silver Mylar braid
Collar: 2/3 black and 1/3 purple bucktail, mixed
Wing: 30 hairs black bucktail
Topping: 7 strands peacock herl
Tying Tips
A great way to tie in two strands of flashabout is to grab one strand and fold it over the thread. You can then pull the flashabou down to the shank of the hook and tie it in. This keeps the strands of flashbou aligned and makes tie-in much less fussy.
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