The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
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Medium - 7-10 Min
Coldwater
This is a neat little swing fly that can be made into any color combination that you can think of. Especially salmon anglers can get crazy with the pinks and purples! Since the fly is already so small, a dubbing body is most appropriate for this fly. However, the collar can get changed up to be as bulky or as slim as you need it to be. This can be done by replacing the marabou with hen saddle, or a few turns of a schlappen feather. These feathers have stronger individual barbs on them and will push a little bit more water.
This is a great little trout spey pattern that can be used for almost all types of salmonids. This fly excels during low water due to the size, especially where the fish are hanging out in sunny shallow riffles, and might spook to something that is larger. The brass eye help keep the fly in the water column, but not on the bottom of the river, so snags are greatly reduced compared to a lead eye variation.
Fish this with a normal swing style approach to the river by casting across the river, and down stream at an approximate 45 degree angle. This allows the fly to get pulled across the river by the current and in front of the faces of fish. If fishing across multiple currents, throwing an upstream mend may help keep this fly tracking where you want it to go, and keep the fly in the strike zone.
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