bassackwards wrote:
Swede, what do you call that fly?
No name, but extremely effective.
Basic design elements in my panfish and bass flies: Buoyant head of loose deer belly or elk hair, hackle or dubbed hot spot, sparse mid (I feel this improves hook-ups, causes the hook point to trail lower, and allows for a spot to grip with a pliers, and a lightly dressed hook end (in this example two small pheasant feathers. But maribou works well.
Learn how to tie a Zebra Midge, Elk Hair Caddis, Zoo Cougar, and Dyret (Davie McPhail)....using those design elements your bases are covered. Add in a parachute dry fly and Deceiver (loose feathers tied in at the hook bend makes to much sense)........
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