In this fly tying tutorial Lance ties his Egan's Headstand - Natural!

The headstand is my go-to Carp fly. Designed specifically for sight fishing to Carp, it has just enough weight to slowly sink and invert the hook, but is just light enough to cast near feeding carp without spooking them. It is commercially available from Umpqua in two colors. Chartreuse, and rusty orange. I use the chartreuse version as an attractor type pattern since it’s easy for the fish to see, even in murky water. The rusty orange version (as shown in the video) is more popular for picky fish or clear water. It also works great where Carp feed on crawfish.

The curved hook teamed with bead chain eyes creates a fly that inverts, riding hook point up. This is important because of the shape of a Carp’s mouth, and to keep from collecting too much moss or snagging the lake or river bottom. Because Carp have a mouth with a lower lip that is shorter than their upper lip, a fly riding hook down is more likely to slide out of the fish’s mouth without penetrating. With an inverted hook point you’re most likely to penetrate the top lip or side of the Carp’s mouth. The bead chain eyes and curved hook also create a profile that stands up off the bottom, add legs for side to side stability (and bugginess) and you’ll see why I named this fly the Headstand. Sneak into casting range of some feeding Carp and then hope you have enough backing on your reel .

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