Easy Saltwater Fly Tying Tutorial: How to Tie an Effective Albie Anchovy Fly with Calf Tail

In this saltwater fly tying tutorial, we show you step-by-step how to tie an effective and easy Albie Anchovy fly using calf tail and Senyo's Laser Dub. Perfect for false albacore (albies) and other saltwater species feeding on small baitfish like anchovies, peanut bunker, and sand eels. Calf tail is an underutilized material but offers great movement and profile for smaller flies. Learn to create durable, realistic flies with simple dubbing loop techniques and UV resin for a hard candy finish. 🔔 Subscribe for more saltwater fly fishing and tying tips! 👍 Like if this helped you catch more fish! Materials List: Hook: Gamakatsu SL12S 1X Short, Size 1 Thread: Ultra Thread 140 Denier, Shell Pink Tail/wing: Calf Tail Body: Senyo's Laser Dub (white) Flash: Lateral Scale, 1/16" (pink) Eyes: Stick-on Flat Eyes, Super Pearl (smallest size available) UV Resin (thick) Tools List: Vise Bobbin Scissors Dubbing Loop Spinner Dubbing Brush or Velcro UV Torch Hair Stacker (optional) Timestamps: 00:00 Intro & materials overview 01:28 Hook and thread setup 02:13 Tying in calf tail tail 03:10 Creating dubbing loop 04:19 Adding Laser Dub to dubbing loop 05:11 Spinning dubbing loop 05:40 Wrapping dubbing loop 08:28 Adding calf tail wing 10:40 Adding lateral scale flash 12:12 Securing materials & whip finish 12:29 Applying UV resin (first coat) 14:29 Applying UV resin (second coat) 16:17 Adding stick-on eyes 18:16 Final UV resin coat 18:50 Final fly overview & tips 19:32 Outro & thanks for watching #SaltwaterFlyFishing #FlyTying #AlbieFly #AnchovyFly #FishingTutorial #SaltwaterFlies