This fly is the bomb! I was told that the fly was originally developed by Blue Ribbon Flies as a mayfly emerger but it was soon was adopted to fish during caddis hatches. The most prominent hatching insect during our trip to Montana was caddis flies and this fly cleaned up when ever caddis were on the water. It proved itself to be a very versatile fly. We fished it up stream and down on a dead drift. We swung them like wet flies. We fished them greased up, floating high and dry and fished them soggy and wet under the surface. Dead drifting or twitching, once you figured out how the fish were feeding it was like taking candy from a baby!
Recipe:
Hook: Size 15 TMC 102Y (great hook but good luck finding them)
Thread: Grey or white
Body: Hares ear zelon mix
Tail (shuck): Amber crinkled zelon
Wing: White straight zelon
The fish simply ate this fly, it was a very consistent producer for us on fish both large and small.
Looks like a versatile pattern. That first bruiser definitely seemed to like it!
ReplyDeleteCool fly, looks like an organized mess and it catches fish, I like it!
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ReplyDeleteThat is a great fly..my favorite..it works fished wet,dry....it is trout candy.....I have even had suckers rise to it.....
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