Here is our all purpose articulated fly – fish it for salmon, giant trout, steelhead, pike, musky, bass, and gators.
This here is what I consider a really cool articulated fly that may or may not qualify for the genre of Intruder, depending on your tastes. I cooked up this beauty while working on Intruder Essentials, but decided that it did not make my evolving increasingly rigorous definition, so it hit the cutting room floor. Sad but true and too good a fly and material combination to let it languish on the hard drive.
So, for your viewing and tying pleasure, and to show you the kinds of things one may do creating a fly that one could fish for steelhead, salmon, pike, bass or even musky if you are brave enough.
I have not had the opportunity to fish this fly yet, but it is in my den waiting for just the right opportunity, and I’m confident that it will catch fish if given half a chance.
Enjoy.
Jay Nicholas, June 2015
I’ll only note a few of the key materials, because this fly tying process is one that begs for creativity and substitution.
Shank
Wire
EP Minnow Head Brush
Senyo’s Chromatic Brush
Hareline Barred Ostrich
Balzeyes
Senyo’s Laser Dub
EP Minnow Head Brush for the butt.
Add bulk with this 3″ EP Rootbeer brush.
Throw on some Ostrich.
Lash it in all around the shank.
Add some flash.
Wind on another neutral color minnow head brush.
The rear segment of the articulated fly is done after you whip finish and cement.
after slippng the rear segment of the fly into the front shank, secure the front shank in the vise.
Wind Senyo’s Chromatic Live bait 3″ brush at rear of front shank.
Add a bright color brush now.
lash on some Hareline barred Ostrich plume now.
Time for Grizzly saddle wings if you have any, or omit if you do not.
Throw on Senyo’s Laser Dub to finish the head in front of the barbell eyes.
Looking good.
