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| North River Killer |
I have not had a lot to post about lately. Work has been tough with lots of long hours and I have not had much of an opportunity for any outdoor action let alone fishing. I figured it might be a good time for a quick post. I had a lot of success this year with a Killer Kebari. This includes some rather handsome rainbows on the Nissequogue late in the season. Chris Stewart originated the
Killer Kebari and ties his with a brown hackle. I, like
Paul Vertrees, prefer my killer with a grey Hungarian partridge hackle. Despite the effectiveness of this fly I still like to "tweak" flies like this from time to time. I call the fly pictured above a "North River Killer". The only difference between it and the original is the addition of Krystal Flash in the hackle. I didn't have a chance to fish it this year but I plan on it as soon as I can next year. For anyone interested the recipe is below.
North River Killer
Hook: Mustad C49S scud hook, size 12
Hackle: Hungarian partridge, color grey & several strands of pearl colored Krystal Flash tied in
Thread: Pearsall's gossamer silk thread, color brown
Body: Shetland's spindrift wool yarn, color sand & colored with a prismacolor marker, color also sand
'tis the season for tying !
ReplyDeleteIndeed it is....it's what keeps me going till spring.
DeleteI like the body color. It must be awesome when wet.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brk Trt....this is the same yarn body I use on other flies including killer bugs. They are very visible in all types of water without being too spooky to the fish. Killer Bugs are my best producers.
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