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'Gill Getter Tied by Joe Cornwall |
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Hook: Down eye, standard wire Thread: Chartreuse Danville 6/0 Underbody: Lead weight (optional) Body: Fluorescent green ultra-chenille Legs: White rubber Tail, Shell: Moose mane |
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Tying Instructions: 1. Secure thread to hook at eye. 2. Wrap 6 turns of .015 lead, coat with thread, return thread to eye. 2. Tie in ultra-chenille. 3. Stack a pencil sized clump of moose mane, trim butts to 1.5 - 2x shank length. Tie butts in on top of hook, leaving the majority of the mane pointed over eye. 4. Wrap thread to middle of hook. 5. Tie in two sets of rubber legs on each side, Madam X style, totalling 4 legs per side when done. 6. Wrap thread to bend and follow with chenille. Tie off chenille and trim. 7. Pull mane back to bend and secure. Finish and cement. Notes: I tie a variation of this fly with a sparkle green floss body as well. In this variation I use the green floss as the tying thread and so have an even simpler tie. The hardest part for me is getting the legs to lie right. I also tie this fly with no weight and fish is shallow around lily pads. With the long legs it almost "hovers" in the water with near neutral buoyancy. I have found the fly to be productive when bounced along the bottom of rocky streambeds for smallmouth, as well as when fished in still water as a deep panfish fly. I prefer to tie the fly with the legs a little longer than you would expect - it provides more action on ultra slow retrieves and allows the fly to flutter enticingly during the drop. I also use "silli-legs" in clear and white instead of the regular round fine rubber. When weighted with six turns of .015 lead wire, I find this fly will sink about 8" per second. I fish it on a long (9 to 12 feet) 4X or 5X leader with the butt greased to act as a strike indicator. I can effectively fish the fly in this manner to depths of about 7 to 8 feet. |
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Joe Cornwall Cincinatti, OH USA Email: [email protected] |