I always look at the Fly of the Week on Fly Anglers Online and noticed a fly called Sultry Shiner and thought that I would tweak it a bit to my liking. When I was done it looked a bit different but I thought it should work as it is a real fish imitation. This fly has now caught: garrick, large and small mouth bass, maasbanker and more recently trout.
This fly has caught Trout (River and Stillwater), Smallmouth Yellowfish, Largemouth Yellowfish, Carp, Smallmouth bass and a couple of different panfish.
Best colours are Black, Peacock, Brown, Brown with Orange Hotspot as the thorax, Black with yellow hotspot, Grey, Olive. Tan. The pattern is for the black one
This is a deadly fly for Bass. Was looking for something more enticing to bigger bass than a regular small black fritz and this is what mutated. In preparation for the Jonkershoek festival, tie a few of these babies!!
This fly began as an experiment/joke, but began to catch a lot of bass, and decent ones at that. I`m sure some flyfishers might feel it isn`t a fly but more of a `lure`, but the fish don`t really care!. I`ve tried it in the salt and had a couple of takes. It has taken bream and bluegill as well, and Paul Lombard`s black leg variant with bead chain eyes and copper body has taken some barbel too.
Give this fly a go, the bass love squidee!
This fly was designed by Peter Langlands, a guide in the South Island. I have started using it this season and found it a most versatile pattern. It can be fished down and across in a caddis hatch, as an emerger when unweighted, as an upstream nymph when tied off the bend of a heavier fly. The key is the use of the partridge soft hackle for movement.
I tie mostly #14's and #16's and I add a small amount of weight to get them sinking. A sparse #16 is just the trick for a fussy trout.
This fly was designed by Peter Langlands, a guide in the South Island. I have started using it this season and found it a most versatile pattern. It can be fished down and across in a caddis hatch, as an emerger when unweighted, as an upstream nymph when tied off the bend of a heavier fly. The key is the use of the partridge soft hackle for movement.
I tie mostly #14\`s and #16\`s and I add a small amount of weight to get them sinking. A sparse #16 is just the trick for a fussy trout.
