Minipi Camps Web Log

New fly developed

I would like to let everyone know of a new fly I developed last year at Minipi.  I used it during the last part of last season when we were fishing the brooks and rivers chasing the brookies that were heading up to spawn.  I called it the “Dog Collar” because it has a sort of collar on the fly and it is as effective as an actual dog collar for snaring big brook trout.  When Jeff ‘Bear’ Andrews was at Minpi last year we affectionately referred to using the pattern as ‘walking the dog’.  Ask Bear how effective the fly was and he will tell you that it worked pretty well. He landed his biggest fish of the trip, a 7 pounder on it at Ten Pound Brook.
The fly has a clippped deer head with the back half of the head sticking up over the rest of it, hence the collar I was talking about.  The head is trimmed flat on the bottom which when stripped through the pool makes it dart under water and when the pressure is let up on the fly it pops back up to the surface.  Big bubbles and a lot of noise are created during the strip.  This seems to really make the big brookies aggravated.  The takes are voracious and spectacular.  I have seen times where we have passed this fly through the pool several times before a giant brookie finally got mad enough and slammed it.  Totally awesome!!!  The tail of the fly is just deer tail with a little crystal flash and a narrow grizzly hackle on each side.  If you are going on a Minipi adventure you should definitely give this pattern a try. 
Just a note on this fly, I found it best when used where there wasn’t a lot of current.  When used where there was some current it just kept the fly under the water and it didn’t get a chance to make it’s noise.

All the best,
Stephen

1. Gimme a picture!

   Posted by  on  02/26  at  08:26 PM

2. Hi Quig,
   I will post a picture when I get home from Alberta.  Up here for the winter, will be home in May or June.

   Posted by  on  02/27  at  12:08 AM
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