fly of the day 11/9/11

I have seen this fly used and now fished it myself. It’s kind of a reverse Red and White Hackle Fly color pattern. The mink fur gives it action that feathers can’t. I’m not sure what it’s supposed to be, but the bass seem to think it’s something scrumptious. HOOK: 3365A #4; MUSTAD 4XL. WEIGHT: 8 WRAPS .030 LEAD WIRE ON FRONT 1/3 OF HOOK SHANK. THREAD: 6/0 MEDIUM BROWN (140 denier) TAIL: RED MARABOU, ½ THE LENGTH OF HOOK SHANK; 12 STRANDS SILVER FLASHABOU, EXTENDED ¼” BEYOND MARABOU. BODY: TOURMALINE MINK, ~1/16”-1/8” WIDE, CROSSCUT AND PALMERED TO 1/8” BEHIND EYE. Tourmaline is a cream colored mink fur. HACKLE: RUFF GROUSE FLANK FEATHER (BARRED BROWN/WHITE) Note: glue (head cement) hook shank prior to wrapping mink, to bond mink hide to hook. Fish this fly as on a retrieve upstream or with a long leader on a dead drift. The fly can also be cast directly across stream allowing a bow in the flyline and then stripped across as it's swinging.

I have seen this fly used and now fished it myself. It’s kind of a reverse Red and White Hackle Fly color pattern. The mink fur gives it action that feathers can’t. I’m not sure what it’s supposed to be, but the bass seem to think it’s something scrumptious.