Saturday, October 10, 2015

Smallie Snacks

I've seen the crittermite fly before but never tried tying it. I was not convinced the tails made a difference when it comes to catching fish. I read a post recently on forum I follow where an angler caught some decent smallies. Sure enough the fly in the fishes mouth was a version of the crittermite.

I tried tying the same version but with a small twist. Instead of dumbbell eyes I'm trying tungsten heads. I think they give the fly a good look.
The flies are a work in progress and I'm still experimenting. In my eyes the flies look great but it's what the fish think that matters.
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6 comments:

  1. cofisherOctober 10, 2015 at 3:51 PM

    I agree that this looks like a great fly Kevin. Keep us posted.

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    1. Feather ChuckerOctober 11, 2015 at 4:42 PM

      Thanks Howard. I'm going to see how the trout like them this fall.

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  2. CARFOctober 10, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    Great looking fly!

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  3. Bill TrussellOctober 11, 2015 at 5:31 AM

    Kevin
    I'm not a big fan of the dumbbell eyes, mainly because I have had problems with line twist when fishing this type fly. The bead head is my choice like you have used here with this pattern. Really impressed with these flies, especially using the white fibers as an added attractor. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Feather ChuckerOctober 11, 2015 at 4:43 PM

      Thanks Bill, I'm not a huge fan of dumbbell eyes either. The only benefit I can find with them is the prevention of using a lot of split shot.

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