Excellent fly for rivers for both trout and yellows but comes into its own for yellows on stillwaters. This is particularly the case in a large reservoir like the Waterdown Dam which supplies Queenstown or the Oxkraal Dam at Whittlesea. Here cruising yellows break away from their feeding lines by up to 4 metres to take a Stimulator when the water is clear both in flat or choppy conditions.
Materials.
Hook:Tiemco TMC 200R(8-16)
Thread:Nano silk
Tail:Bleached Elk
Rib:Fine copper wire
Abdomen:Red dubbing(colour variations are endless) Abdomen Hackle:Brown Whiting dry fly hackle Wing:Bleached Elk Thorax Hackle:Grizzly Thorax:Olive & yellow ice dubbing blend(colour variations are endless)
How to tie the fly.
Step 1:
Start the thread 1/3 of the way down & wrap to above the barb. Build a small bump to stop the elk hair from slipping down.
Step 2:
Tie in a small amount of elk hair, no longer than the gape of the hook.
Step 3:
Dub tapered abdomen (colour of choice).
Step 4:
Tie in hackle at end of dubbing (halfway up).
Step 5:
Wrap hackle back to bend of hook, wrap copper wire forward to trap hackle. Trim both excess hackle
& copper wire.
Step 6:
Tie in bigger bunch of elk hair to extend halfway down the tail & trim excess. Wrap over butt ends to create a smooth finish.
Step 7:
Tie in hackle.
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Step 8:
Dub to the eye of the hook.
Step 9:
Wrap hackle forward to eye of the hook, rap a smooth head & whip finish.
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