new fly pic

[flyslinger]

What would you call this? any input/critisism welcome



dan

[Wes]

I'd call it sweet.

[peter mac]

An exremely effective fly!......been fishing something very similar for a few years, love the grizzly with the chartruese yak hair, I add some peacock herl on top. Stripers love it..........nice tie!!
Peter Mac

[tyguy]

I like it, nicely done! I'd call it "Dinner" - some big'n somewhere is gonna think that's exactly what it is! :)

[PeteV]

I think it looks great. Has a nice fish catching look. When conditions get bad my casting gets rough which seems to translate to Saddles wrapping around the hook shank. So if it were me, I'd push the grizzly saddle back a little further to reduce the chance of wrapping. Also, the peacock across the top is always a nice way to finish a fly but if I'm using epoxy at the head The peacock seems to take a lot of abuse were it meets the epoxy so I put just a few pieces of black buctail on the very top of the peacok to protect it a little.

[stevec]

I think its great. So much so that I have been tying a very similar pattern for the upcoming season.
I derived mine from the "Major Bunker" fly I have seen n a few places.
Like the grizzly saddles.

The one I have been tying is with extremely long BT (saltwateredge), in olive, lime green and Chart. all topped W/ peacock herl.

[flyslinger]

I appreciate the comments, I think the grizzly gives the illusion of motion. I'm hoping it will be effective for the spring run in the Ct. river. The fly is about 6 1/2".



Dan

[peter mac]

Flyslinger,
You'll slay the bass with that fly!.....again nice tie, tight lines.
Peter Mac