Foam-Backed Craw

#2 Aberdeen hook
Spun Polyester Size 50
Lead Wire .020"
Brass Bead 3/16"
Marabou (Brown)
Chenelle (Brown)
Silli Legs (Brown)
SuperFoam sheet (Brown)
Hot Glue
Head cement
Black marker


1.After putting the bead on,wrap the entire shank with the lead wire.
2.Make a base,then wrap to clumps of marabou at the tail.
3.Tie on the silli legs,I used 2 pieces to make the legs of the crayfish (you can use more pieces or none at all).
4.Go back to the marabou and tie on chenelle,seperate the two clumps to make the claws,then wrap down to the bead.
5.Grab a brown sheet of SuperFoam and cut out a shape similar to a tadpole shape (see picture).It needs to be that shape because the thin end will be where you tie the foam onto the fly and the bigger end can wrap a bit around the fly body,making it look like a crayfish's shell.
6.Tie down the foam, whip finish.
7.Using hot glue (or superglue),glue down the foam (make sure the bigger side of the foam is glued a bit onto the sides so that it gives that shell appearance).If you use hot glue and a bit ends up oozing out from under the foam while putting pressure on the foam,don't worry,just cut enough off so that it doesnt stick out from under the foam.The fly is meant to be seen by the fish from an "aerial" perspective.
8.Apply cement to thread.
9.To give the crayfish eyes,draw two small dots (on both left and right sides of foam) to make the eyes.draw a couple lines on the tail to make those plate marks that a crayfish has on it's tail (or you could tie in the segemnts during step 6).