Karl’s Killer Graboid

The inspiration for this killer trout fly comes from the famous steelhead pattern - Graboid leech. To adapt the pattern for the Swedish trout i made some adjustments to make it look more like a small grayling or a common minnow. I prefer to fish this fly in faster water on the swing, making it stop or slow down where i think the fish are standing. But it’s a very versatile pattern with several benefits and will swim great however you´ll fish it. Having the hook point upwards you can bounce the bottom without getting snagged. The lead eyes gives a broader head creating more turbulence to hit the tail of the fly. More turbulence combined with the small weight added to the zonker strip by the trailer hook makes it swim like nothing else i´ve ever seen.
Hook: Ahrex NS182 Trailer hook NS #8
Shank: Articulated fish-spine - 25mm
Trailer attachment: 0.18mm braided fishing line
Glue: Gulff Minuteman
Thread: Textreme Power thread 50D White
Eyes: Painted lead eyes - White - small
Wing and hackle: Zonker strip - Variant/Grizzly
Body: Bucktail - White, Ice dub - Pearl
Flash: Ice wing fiber - Silver, Polar wind
Rubber Legs: Sili legs - Clear/pearl - Silver flake

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

Great looking fly m8!!!
I "really need" to make a few.

[@kevinjtoner]

Beautiful fly Karl!! This will be my new sculpin fly. Great smooth, flowing movement.......Thank you 👍🎣

[@mobozzy]

This looks awesome! Very nice pattern

[@evgenynovoselov4670]

Absolutely lovely! I am tying it this weekend.

[@patteras74able]

Grym fluga. Verkligen lärorik video👍. Önskar att få testa den .

[@paterpeter1985]

I use simular flies in large sizes with some bucktail for pike. In my opinion those natural materials have more action and substance than synthetic material. A bit harder to cast, but they work great

[@dirkvannieuwenhove]

Great pattern!

[@otsopulkkinen2258]

Very very effective-looking. Will try this definitely! What is the role/purpose of the 4 holes in the zonker strip you make with that needle?

[@dirkdahn294]

i think it will also work for perch and pike.

[@robdecocq9596]

HI, Here a note from me out of the Netherland. I believe this is the correctly for where I'm fishing in Sweden the Damman river and Kvisslestromen.
Here in Holland the market fro fly fishing is very small and I'm from the very few who fishes double hand fly rods.
Please advise how I can buy some of these fly's to use in August in Sweden.

[@frippeonthefly]

Skön movement på den!. Lär nog ju lura någon skön sommar borre också 😊🎣

[@stigtorniainen5382]

Skulle nog funka här i Västjämtland

[@kimeriklarsen7291]

Den skal prøves:)

[@recoveryfishing364]

You cant toss your name in front of a pattern and call it yours. Cant be justified. There is a lot of research and development that goes into fishing a fly. Have respect.

[@Abcd12342600]

Next time do not wear black

[@FlyDressing]

Hi Jim. Can you explain why you want that?