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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The C. S. Special
This is a fly I have wanted to tie for some time now. The inspiration for it comes mainly from another tenkara angler...Chris "TenkaraBum" Stewart. On his site Chris has routinely touted the ability of the Killer Bug (a Frank Saywer creation) to catch trout. In addition, Chris introduced other tenkara anglers to his own creation, the Killer Kebari, during the first Tenkara USA fly swap. The Killer Kebari is essentially the Killer Bug with a rear facing brown hackle. I have done well with both flies and have even managed to pick up a couple of fish with them I never expected to catch on a fly (namely a shad and yellow perch). The common component in all of these flies is the yarn body. Though I don't posses the Chadwick's wool used in the original Killer Bug, I tie mine in a similar way as Chris Stewart does, using Shetland's spindrift wool (color:sand with further coloring using a prismacolor sand colored marker). When wet this yarn body is wet it really gives the fly a translucent appearance, which is appealing to a lot of fish. I have tied the hackle of this fly in the style of a sakasa kebari and added a peacock herl collar for some extra flash. I think all of these components together make for an effective fly and I can't wait to try it out this coming season. For those who may be interested I will post the recipe on the North River Fly Box page.
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A nice fly. Wool, it's a good material for bodies. I've used quite a bit.
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Thanks Brk Trt! I think it looks great when wet but I think it might also be appealing to fish because the wool is soft and the fish might just hold onto it longer than a very hard-bodied fly. This would help give just a little more time time to hook the fish....or at least that is what I read somewhere. I'll leave it up to the judges this coming season.
ReplyDeleteKiwi..This fly reminds me of the fuzzy nymph series. Nice tie.
ReplyDeleteThanks Todd! It reminds me of that too. I think the "fuzziness" really adds to the appeal of the fly. If you have the oportunity to fish a fly like this I would highly recommend it. Take away the hackle and collar and you're left with a Killer Bug which is a very effective fly and a breeze to tie.
ReplyDeleteTrust me, the combo will catch fish! I tied this without the copper underbody but with a copper rib for the last TenkaraUSA fly swap. What size did you tie this in? You've got a nice buggy proportion going there.
ReplyDeleteAlbert...I was in the last TUSA swap also. My fly was the Brassie Sakasa Kebari. I have the two you sent and I count them among some of my all time favorite from the four swaps I have participated in. I briefly lost one of them and wanted to kick myself for it but I found it. I almost always use a Mustad C49S hook for my kebari, size #12. I tend to use that size because I have had everything from 5" brookies to 17" largemouth bass take them. Thanks for the compliment. I would love to see any other flies you have...post them on the forum.
ReplyDeleteI remember the brassie sakasa kebari! It was very nice and simple ... very "tenkara". Late last fall I tied a few of my GCC (Glossosoma Case Caddis) nymphs on a size 14 Daiichi 1250 scud hook with a 2.5mm tungsten beadhead to really get down in the higher-than-usual Sierra waters last fall. I've started playing around with woven nymphs. Once I get one that I like I'll post it on the forum. Maybe I'll do one for the next fly swap!
ReplyDeleteAlbert...I would love to see that fly. If there is no tenkara fly swap in the near future we could always do a "mini-swap". I do those from time to time with people who have flies I really like. Usually I tie 3-6 flies (of one or more patterns)and so does the other person..no deadlines or pressure to tie a lot of flies. If your interested let me know.
ReplyDeleteWhich one ... the woven nymph I posted on the TenkaraUSA fly forum or the beadhead GCC nymph?
DeleteThe woven nymph.
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