My new favorite dry fly

Kai · #1 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 05:28 PM

I have a new favorite dry fly.

It has a very long name ("Wilcox's J.C. Special Pheasant Tail")

It is big and ugly, not delicate and elegant, and I can't really see that it matches any hatch I know of. But, aesthetics aside, it really works well.

I originally bought these as strike indicators for when I was fishing a dropper nymph rig. I began getting so many hits on the "indicator" that I began fishing these as stand-alone dry flies.

The fish have been going crazy over these things. I used to tie on a parachute adams as my go-to dry fly. In the relatively fast water I've been fishing lately, these have been working a lot better (probably because the fish can see them better.)
As an added bonus, the big high-vis parachute on these things means that I can see them better too.

tractman · #2 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 06:09 PM

WOW, that is one ugly bug..No wonder the fish try and kill it !!!!!!!!!

Tractman

hardhat · #3 (**permalink**) 08-20-2007, 07:55 PM

Looks like the Chinese Crested of flys.

Frank Whiton · #4 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 03:50 AM

Hi Kai,

Very interesting fly. If you are tying them I would try a white post as an alternative. White is a natural appearing color and it might make a good choice. I like to see fly fishers with weird flies. It tells me they are thinking and experimenting. I do hope you bend down that barb before you fish it. Thanks for the picture.

Silver Doc · #5 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 07:05 AM

Looks like a girl I used to date in high school.

Very interesting. It may that it represents a buffet of thins trout like. S.D.

Silver Doc · #6 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 07:09 AM

Almost like my syntax and spelling. Sorry. S.D.

BigCliff · #7 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Looks like a girl I used to date in high school.

Not sure I'd admit to that.

That is a super buggy looking fly alright, and I can see why it would be one that fish would hit with a vengeance. With all that stuff on there, I'd be charging $5 a pop if i was tying and selling them.

peregrines · #8 (**permalink**) 10-17-2010, 02:03 PM

Wow, it looks like it was designed by a committee

it's got something for everyone.

I could see how that would be a killer in fast water. Neat stuff for sure. Thanks for posting.

jpbfly · #9 (**permalink**) 10-17-2010, 02:11 PM

Weird but very interesting tying...thanks for sharing

pszy22 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-17-2010, 04:29 PM

What is the material used in the tail/shuck?