Thread: Olive Monocord
Weight: Non-lead Wire (Optional)
Tail: Olive Marabou
Abdomen: Gold Braid
Wing: Olive Marabou
Overwing: Olive Deer Hair Collar
Head: Olive Deer Hair, Spun and Cut to Shape
Schabby's Sculpin
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Hook: Mustad 2X Streamer, #6 to
#10 Thread: Olive Monocord Weight: Non-lead Wire (Optional) Tail: Olive Marabou Abdomen: Gold Braid Wing: Olive Marabou Overwing: Olive Deer Hair Collar Head: Olive Deer Hair, Spun and Cut to Shape |
Tying Instructions:
| If you want to weight this fly, place wire
1/3 of the shank length to allow you to spin your deer hair on the front. Tie in the tail of marabou, then a length of gold braid and wrap forward to cover wire, leaving room for collar and wing. Tie in another bunch of marabou over body to reach bend of hook. Cut a bunch of deer hair and stack. Tie on shank with tips pointing back about 1/2 length of overwing and allow hair to spin to form collar. Pack remainder of hair back to begin building head. Tie and spin additional bunches to make compact head: Finish with whip finisher. Trim deer hair to form bullet shap head, being careful not to cut long tips that form the collar. |
Member's Comments:
Fish this fly much as you would any other streamer pattern; let it sink to the bottom in the current, allowing time for the deer hair to get down. Strip in a zig-zag motion, working the rod tip from left to right to portray a minnow-like action. If this doesn't produce a take, try 3 or 4 quick strips and then allow the fly to rest in short pauses; allowing it to sink again. The olive pattern works outstandlingly well at the Connetquot as well as on other streams that support scuds and sculpins.Bob Schab