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Gray Hackle Peacock

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Click to see "A favorite Dad"

Favorite Dad

Warm water: In Virginia, the rivers are full of crayfish. Author Michael Smith AKA Rybolov went last week to the South Fork of the Shenandoah, and in a meter-square area along the shoreline, there had to be at least 30 crayfish. That may be why Skip's Dad works so well there.
Learn to tie the bass pattern here

Directly to "The CDC & Elk family"

The CDC & Elk family

Improving the best: Hans Weilenmann's CDC & Elk is a fly as good as they come. Still a lot of people - including Hans himself and the author - have made variations. This article covers a whole bunch of CDC & Elk variations.
Meet the family here

"The Perfect Woolly" is found here

The Perfect Woolly

Bugger!: Many flies were developed from the Woolly Bugger, German Raoul Kempkes got back to it and created a very simple pattern which is extremely durable and very easy to tie. Only a few materials are needed to tie a great pattern which is highly versatile. The perfect Woolly Bugger!
Learn to tie it here

This link takes you to "Getting the Jump on Smallmouth"

Smallmouth Jump

Suggestion: Mark Dysinger has been chasing smallmouth bass with the flyrod for many years, and during that time he's come across some surprisingly difficult fish. Super clear water and high fishing pressure can make these bass as fussy and easily spooked as any educated trout.
This may be the method and patterns that saves the day

More on tying with hen hackles

A simple to tie but very effective soft hackle pattern. The Gray Hackle Peacock has taken trout for me in a wide variety of circumstance. A grizzly hen saddle supplies the necessary hackle for the fly. Some folks will use red wool, floss, or other material for the tail, but I prefer the barbules of a bright red hackle. Note the sparseness of the hackle and the length of the barbules in relation to the hook shank.

Gray Hackle Peacock

Type Wet fly

Tied by
Bob Petti

Difficulty
Easy

Target species
Brown trout
Panfish

Materials

Hook Standard Wet Fly
Thread Black
Tail Red Hackle Barbs
Body Peacock Herl
Rib Fine Gold Wire (optional)
Hackle Grizzly Hen Saddle

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