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The Magic Fly - EP Sparkle Zonker |
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Written by Rich Farino
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Monday, 19 May 2008 12:25 |
 To those that have seen this before, or even fished it, or have seen me fish it, I call this The Magic Fly, and indeed it is. Every fish I throw it at chases it and tries to hammer it mercilessly. It's well known as an Orvis pattern called a "Lite Brite Zonker". I've changed the materials because the EP Sparkle tends to have a little more stick to it when dubbed onto the hook, and the colors variations are endless. Brown over yellow, black over purple, brown over copper, dark olive over light olive, and my personal favorite - white over pearl magic. Use your imagination and throw this fly, strip it slow or quick, and watch every hungry fish chase it down at top speed. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 27 June 2008 08:48 )
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Written by Fred Bridge
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Monday, 05 May 2008 21:36 |
 Sculpin Minnow are present in most streams across the country and are a favorite of all predatory fish including trout and smallmouth bass that we fly fishermen love to catch.
There are many sculpin patterns and for a number of years I tied one using the rounded small feathers from a hen saddle for the tail, the dorsal fin, and those oh some prominent pectoral fins. The pattern was very effective as James Moore and John Roach can attest. White River trout gobbled it up. But, the fly was a time consuming pain in the butt to tie. The matched pair of feathers for the tail were easy but tying in a mated pair for the dorsal fin was difficult as was tying in the pectoral fins and then dubbing the body around them. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 June 2008 12:15 )
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The Braided Body Stonefly |
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Written by Fred Bridge
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 20:00 |
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 The technique used for the body is really not braiding but the finished result looks like it was braided. The technique was taught to me more than 40 years ago by my late brother-in-law, and mentor, Russ Mowry. See the Green Weenie article. The late Al Campbell referred to this technique as the Granny Knot style. When you see the pics below you will see why he said that.
The material used for the braiding is 4 or 5 or 6 strand embroidery yarn that is available at any craft, fabric, or general merchandise store (Wal-Mart) and is very inexpensive. A size 8, 3x long, hook is used in the pictures below but the braiding style can be used for sizes #4 through #18 by removing strands of the yard to appropriately reduce bulk. Colors of your choice can be used but my experience has shown yellow (gold) and brown, green and yellow, black and gray produce flies that catch fish. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 May 2008 22:20 )
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Written by Max Root
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Friday, 15 February 2008 22:15 |
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 This fly harkens back to my good buddy and fly fishing English professor Joe Cambridge. He always used it for the landlocked salmon runs here in the upstate NY’s finger lakes region. It’s meant to imitate a sawbelly or alewife, a species of baitfish common to these parts. I’ve had good success with it for stream trout, bass, and even pike and lake trout in larger sizes.
Materials ListHook: #10-1/0 3x streamer hook
Thread: gray 6/0
Tail: flashabou
Body: flashabou
Underwing: flashabou
Middlewing: gray bucktail
Wing Topping: peaock herl
Throat: red saddle hackle fibers
Cheeks: small mallard flank feathers
Eyes: 3D stick on eyes Ready? |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 15 February 2008 23:35 )
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