Tier: Danny Scarborough
State: Texas
Website: Find Danny on Instagram at @flyinhand_tx
Website: Find Danny on Instagram at @flyinhand_tx
About: "I've gone through several simpler versions of this fly while trying to develop something new and, of course, effective for the carp I fish. Most of the water near me is a little murky so on the lakes I'm basically looking for tailers in a foot or less of water. This fly is also great for eaters in up to three feet of water on our clear hill country rivers. I tie it in several versions, but this particular color is for when the damsel nymphs are more active and crawling out of the water. While I've been fishing since I was three, I only began fly fishing about 4 years ago. I started flyfishing the white bass spawn exclusively. Soon I realized I could catch anything on a flyrod so I retired my baitcaster and branched out to redfish, speckled seatrout, catfish, rainbow trout, crappie, and eventually carp. The first carp I ever caught was a 14lb grass carp on a freaking 4wt which is the current state record on a fly rod. I still cant believe that one. Last year I began to really figure out carp and have since caught quite a few on various bodies of water. I'm quite addicted. I even won a carp tournament that our local Orvis store hosted. Carp are my favorite freshwater fish and probably the most challenging fish out of any species I fish for, but the salt has my heart and soul. If I have a chance to go to the coast I'm there."
Recipe:
- Thread: Olive 6/0
- Eyes: Small gold bead-chain
- Tail: Hair from cheeks of an olive hare's mask
- Abdomen: Hare ice dub peacock
- Legs: Small olive/black barred rubber legs
- Wing case: Pheasant tail
- Hook: Size 10 76AR heavy egg hook or preferred strong sharp hook (their are definitely better hooks to use)
Great looking fly! The murky water theories never seem to work for me. I catch as many carp on white egg or other light fly as dark. This fly though looks very visible.
ReplyDeleteGregg