http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5eAF-ZztGM
One of the patterns he likes is Dave Whitlock's NearNuff Crayfish.
http://www.madriveroutfitters.com/p-4994-whits-near-nuff-crayfish-size-8.aspx
That's a great-looking pattern. In searching for the tying instructions for that, I stumbled across Davy McPhail's carp-crayfish pattern video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPZd7d_YmIo
I liked Davy McPhail's pattern in that it didn't bother with claws. Studies have shown fish will attack a crayfish without claws before striking one with claws. I made this pattern even easier by omitting the eyes.
Another crayfish pattern, the Foxee Red Clouser, also looks really good. I've tied some, but haven't put them in front of fish yet.
Nice looking flies....I fish some very similar patterns for the carp around my home waters and have decent success with them.
ReplyDeleteNice flies Dave! don't see how any self respecting fish could pass those up. Well done on the omissions as that stuff is totally unnecessary on that fly IMO, although I am a fan of split claws (typically fox colored squirrel tail) and I rarely hackle, but I might have to give your pattern a try, it looks real fishy.
ReplyDeleteLook up a Carp Carrot. I've still not had much sucess in landing one but the pattern works. Good looking bugs!
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