A Most Excellent Shad Kill Fly

[Danoinark]

This ought to do be the ticket. Dano

[duckydoty]

I Like!

duckydoty

[Zach Bearden]

I like it but 1 question! How does it not shred? I think when a big striper or a big brown comes up and hits it the tubings gonna shred from a brown?

But all around Good looking fly Dano!

[Ham]

That's a fly designed to catch fishermen first and fish second.

I'd much rather have flies that represent a lot of things well rather than one thing perfectly.

It is a beautiful fly, but how does ikt look in the water and how does it move in the water?

[Steve Smith]

Dano; that fly reminds me of a lure Mann produced years ago for warm water. It was foam and had a eye on the top and bottom. You'd tie in a short dropper and a structure spoon. I can't remember the name of it though, and it never really took off. I'd say this fly is intended to drift and tumble like a severed shad that came through the turbines. I would guess the blood line is nail polish that would keep the weave from coming loose. It would be interesting to hear any reports on this one.

[Flysmallie]

I like it Dano. I'm sure that there are some coatings out there that could solve the fraying problem, if there is one.

[Danoinark]

Gents

I should have written a disclaimer with that fly in that I did not tie it. There was just some threads dealing with shad kills and I had this picture in my archives and thought I would post it. I too think it probably would be a good bet for trout during a kill because as Steve said it would represent one that was shredded

during its travel through the turbines. I suspect it was tied with mylar tubing and then some type coating on the frayed mylar and red fingernail polish is probably a good bet. I can't recall where I saw this and archived it just for its creativity and being unusual. I would bet the way its tied it floats but probably weight would be added to drop it some in the water column. Dano

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

Good lookin fly! I'd be interested to see how it fishes. I bet it's a good for the shad kill. I know I'm a fisherman and it got me, but if I was a fish, I think I'd have to take a look at it.

John