Fly of the Week #19- Sticky Sculpin

I've been busy booking a lot of trips, so this post might be a bit light on content.  The Yakima river and Klickitat River are both fishing really well.  We just had guide Aron down on the Klick for 5 days and among the many steelhead brought to net, they also caught trout and a 16 pound King Salmon.  According to him, it was awesome.

OK, let's get down to the fly.  We have a tube fly that will fish great as the river fish start to get greedy for calories.  The fish are quite ravenous at the moment, and the sculpin is a good fish food to imitate.

 Photo by Amber Manfree.

As a kid I caught a lot of these in the local river, behind my house, and they are quite common in most systems.  Big trout, including Steelhead, love to eat a tasty treat like a sculpin- just imagine calories galore!

These tube flies are really nice to fish and swing thru or across drop offs, out of riffles and fast water, or into log jams.   Fish this fly with a good sink tip and be prepared for a jolting strike while using at least 3x or heavier tippet/leader.

Recipe:

Sticky Sculpin Tube Fly
Hook: Sz 6 Straight Eye- tube fly style
Thread: Black  6/0
Tube: Pro Tube and Hook Keeper
Tail: Barred Rabbit Strip
Body-  back to front:
 a few strands Fine Tinsel then Barred Marabou
Collar: Orange Dyed Guinea
Fins: Small Hungarian Partridge
Head and over collar: Spun Olive Deer Hair
Note: This fly has a top and bottom and make sure to trim the deer hair flat on the "bottom".  The picture was the best I could find.   The actual fly looks similar, but not as "bushy".  

FLY OF THE WEEK	PRICE	ADD TO CART
Sticky Sculpin Olive Tube	$3.50 PER FLY

Thanks for reading,
WBFC Pro-Staff,
Joe