The Man From Delmonte

[Scratch]

Here's that concoction hastily cobbled together just for the sake of using my new patch of orange deer hair !

As you know by now,I'm pants at naming flies,so why break the habit of a lifetime. Here's 'The Man From Delmonte'



Thread - Whatever. I used UTC White 140 Den to survive the deer hair bit!
Tag - Medium Pearl holo mylar
Rib - Fine Pearl holo mylar
Body - 20% of each - Black,orange and red seals fur or sub,Gold Ice dub,Rusty brown ice dub.
Hackle - Badger - tied in behind deer
Head - Orange deer hair
Hook - 12 or 14 B175 or similar

I specified 12 or 14 hook only because I had a particular way of fishing it in mind (floating line,ginked up,slow retrieve/twitch etc) and wanted it to be small enough and fished slowly enough to bring about a feeding response from the fish but also flash enough to provoke an agressive response ...if that makes sense?) I suppose you could go to either extreme 18 or 8 depending on conditions etc.

[A. Fluker]

He say Yeah!

[scotfly]

The man from delmonte sounds a fine name for a fine looking fly.
If that doesn't catch I'll eat my socks.

[Albannach cuileag]

Originally Posted by scotfly

The man from delmonte sounds a fine name for a fine looking fly.
If that doesn't catch I'll eat my socks.

Rather you than me, Dennis!

Scratch,

that is a nice looking surface worker, should work well in conjunction with a fire buzzer below it.

[Obadiah69]

Shame they are on black, drab flies at Stocks at present Scratch, isn't it

Super fly though, you'll have to let me have some for the dry lines event.


Steve