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Scudley Do Right
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Bongoman
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My "Throw Back Thursday" fly this week the Undertaker. Created by Warren Duncan in 1979, the Undertaker has become a staple in the fly boxes of Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead anglers across the globe. After initially swinging through the rivers of New Brunswick, the Undertaker has taken on many alterations in size and profile.
The contrast of the dark leading half and colorful butt of the fly is said to be very effective at triggering reactionary strikes or takes by both Atlantic & Pacific Salmon and Steelhead. The dark profile is particularly effective in low light conditions or the “tea stained” water of many salmon rivers, but can also be effective as a small, sparse fly on sunny days. It has just enough color at the butt and enough sparkle in the body to elicit curiosity. Small, dark flies are often productive comeback flies for fish that have been moved with larger or brighter colored flies
The contrast of the dark leading half and colorful butt of the fly is said to be very effective at triggering reactionary strikes or takes by both Atlantic & Pacific Salmon and Steelhead. The dark profile is particularly effective in low light conditions or the “tea stained” water of many salmon rivers, but can also be effective as a small, sparse fly on sunny days. It has just enough color at the butt and enough sparkle in the body to elicit curiosity. Small, dark flies are often productive comeback flies for fish that have been moved with larger or brighter colored flies
Arndilly Fancy I
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tip - Oval silver tinsel
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel
Body - Dubbed with yellow lamb's wool
Hackle - Light blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down
Wing - Dyed black squirrel tail tied low over the body
Cheeks - Jungle **** eyes or substitute
Head - Red ostrich herl
Author's Note
Tying Instructions: First tie in the ostrich herl and partially finish the head with thread without wrapping the herl. Then apply a narrow band of red enamel at the base of the head and, while it's still wet, wrap two turns of the ostrich herl. Finish the front portion of the head with black tying thread.
Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
That looks great. I've found trout will eat the not so nice ones as well.Spent the winter teaching myself to spin deer hair, this is the first muddler I would actually fish (rather than just donate to pond bottom during a practice session)
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SovDog
Steelhead
Thank you, me too! Here’s a stocked pond cuttie that took one of my really awful early attempts. Not sure who was more surprised
Otherwise I’d never catch a fish…
Chris Bellows
Steelhead
First attempt at a flat wing clouser.
Neah Bay / Coho Banger
Me like, me think capr will like.
Two versions of the M&M, a micro leech popular in BC.
I took some liberties with tailing materials but they both have the pearl mylar underbody and ostrich herl that seem like key components. Looking forward to giving these a soak.
I took some liberties with tailing materials but they both have the pearl mylar underbody and ostrich herl that seem like key components. Looking forward to giving these a soak.
Frog or maybe a perch or bluegill struggling at the surface. The hollowed back of the diving collar creates a nice bloop when the fly dives.
Hook: #2 TMC 8089
Tail: musky titan dubbing and three neck hackles on each side.
Body etc: deer hair- black, green, olive,orange and yellow
Front legs: silicone
Eyes 5 mm
Hook: #2 TMC 8089
Tail: musky titan dubbing and three neck hackles on each side.
Body etc: deer hair- black, green, olive,orange and yellow
Front legs: silicone
Eyes 5 mm
Scottp
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May have to cobble some of these together for the possibility some capr may be feeding on the east side of the Rockies in a few weeks; won’t even have to worry much about rattlers.
Regards,
Scott
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Scottp
Legend
Polybody Muddler
The Congo Hair (or any other polypropylene yarn) makes for a very quick, floatable tie and the stuff comes in a wide range of colors.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange
shuck - yarn fluoro orange
body - Congo Hair golden stone
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant body
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
The Congo Hair (or any other polypropylene yarn) makes for a very quick, floatable tie and the stuff comes in a wide range of colors.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - SemperFli Nano Silk 50d orange
shuck - yarn fluoro orange
body - Congo Hair golden stone
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant body
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott