Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: fishingbuddha on June 13, 2005, 11:41:24 PM
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a buddy of mine gave me a fly that he got from a buddy. i tried it a couple of years ago and it has caught some of my largest rainbows. it also works well when no other fly does. i was wondering if anyone else knows what this fly is called or has used it before.
it looks like it would resemble a dragon fly nymph but it is really simple.
long shaft #6
tail = short marborough dark olive green (less than 1 cm long
body = dark olive (almost brown) chenille
at the head and half way down the body is a wrap of dark green hackle
sound famillar. has anyone else used this fly?
fishingbuddha
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For those of us that are fly description challenged, can you snap a pic?
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Sounds like a Wooly Bugger, but would need a pick to be sure...
Did it look like something like this?
(http://www.ohiosteelheaders.com/images/Flies2000/wooly_bugger_purple_st.jpg)
(http://business.virgin.net/fly.shop/Bugger526.jpg)
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Wooly bugger.
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fly/salmon/image/003.jpg)
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Try an olive Matuka I have found it work as good as the best when the Dragons are on the move.
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actually those gold bead headed wooly buggers are some of my favourite flies. however, the fly i am talking about is has a much longer shaft, has a hackle at the head and mid section and the tail is not long and undulating but short (1/2 cm short).
fishing buddha
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newsman, isn't an olive matuka a dry fly?
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According to this page: http://www.westfly.com/patterns/wet/matuka.shtml
It's a wet fly designed to imitate baitfish.
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Right you are Dragon, and the Matuka originated in New Zealand. As for that pattern you are talking about, it's hard to picture with out a photo.
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thanks for clarifying the matuka. unfortunately i can't get a photo of the fly i am talking about until my camera gets fixed. will post asap.
thanks for the help.