Dalmatian Trude

[fishinwrench]

This one has has gotten me pretty excited lately.  I'm actually kinda reluctant to share it this early in the game..... but keeping secrets is no fun.   

 

Here's what the fish see...

 

#16-14

White thread

Amherst pheasant tippet for the tail.

Peacock herl body, and use the white thread to make the waist in the middle.

Calf tail wing.

Grizzly hackle.   

 

My daughter and I took them out last week and had a blast !     Every fish that moved towards it ATE IT.   Not a single last-second refusal.    I gave a buddy of mine two of them and he called late last night and told me he was having the best day of dry fly fishing that he'd ever had in his entire life.....until he broke off his last one on a hookset. 🙂 

So there you have it.  Try it and let me know what you think.  

Don't forget the LOOP KNOT, it makes a difference.   

[jdmidwest]

Good looking fly.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

That is very cool looking.   I like the water presentation photo.  I miss the flies that used to be displayed on here often.  I've never gotten into tying, or fly fishing very strongly, but enjoy thinking about it.  

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

.......  and, you know,,,     I've got that new lonely Tenkara rod.    LOL.  Maybe I'll get into flies eventually.  

[fishinwrench]

New age flyfishing has gone just as stupid as everything else.  

Short-line or tightline nymphing is now called"Euro".   But if you have no flyline at all then it's called "tenkara".   Swinging or dangling a fly in current is now "Scandi" or "spey". 

All us Americans have to call our own at this point, is bobber fishing and jerking streamers. 🙄 

The only other technique left up for grabs.....and us Americans had better master it and claim it quickly....is Drifting drys.   

[snagged in outlet 3]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

..is Drifting drys.   

Upstream or down?   There’s a difference to Snooty fly fishers from across the pond.  

[fishinwrench]

4 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Upstream or down?   There’s a difference to Snooty fly fishers from across the pond.  

I prefer across or down if possible. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I prefer across or down if possible. 

Heathen!!!😁

[Flysmallie]

On 12/11/2021 at 3:32 PM, fishinwrench said:

 

Amherst pheasant tippet for the tail.

Calf tail wing.

 

That would require a trip to the flyshop and that ain't happening. They probably only have one of them anyway. 

[ColdWaterFshr]

Hold on now, mr. fly inventor man.  Change the name to Royal CoachHump Caddis.🤣