Lafkas Modern Deceiver
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Another masterpiece from the vise of our irrepressible northern friend & colleague Alex Lafkas. Alex spends his winters on the White River chasing trophy brown trout with the Ozark Fly Fisher crew, while the rest of the year he guides on the rivers around Grayling Michigan.
The Modern Deceiver is a fish catcher with a salacious action, courtesy of 4 shanks and carefully selected materials. And yes eyes are dispensed with.
Try this one in your favorite colors, eyes or not, and toss it for big brown trout or any baitfish eating predator.
Video produced by the incomparable Brian & Jennifer Wise from Fly Fishing The Ozarks www.flyfishingtheozarks.com in conjunction with Dally's Ozark Fly Fisher www.theozarkflyfisher.com we aim for this series to have the hottest patterns, the finest tutorials and the most fun.
Tail
Articulated Fish Spine 20mm
Tail: 4 Hackle Feathers paired
Flashabou Mirage
Polar Chenille Olive & Yellow
Large Bucktail Yellow & Olive
Body 1
Articulated Fish Spine 20mm
Polar Chenille Olive & Yellow
Large Bucktail Yellow & Olive
Body 2
Articulated Fish Spine 20mm
Polar Chenille Olive & Yellow
Large Bucktail Yellow & Olive
Body 3
Articulated Fish Spine 20mm
Polar Chenille Olive & Yellow
Large Bucktail Yellow & Olive
Head
Hook Gamakatsu 4/0 Round Bend Worm Hook
Articulation 60lb Fluorocarbon or Mono
Lead Wire .025
Lead Wire .030
Large Bucktail Yellow & Olive
Peacock Herl
The lead on the hook will keel it and also give the fly more kick. I always play with the weighting depending on desired retrieve speed, the fast retrieve the more weight is needed to keep fly from rolling
Why the lack of a trail hook? Could a guy sub the last “tail end” fish spine for an actual hook? Thanks
You can tie the fly without the keel weight and try it out to see if you like the action. Maybe tie it a little sparser to make sure it will sink when it hits the water. Wrap it on later if you wish. When you are happy with the number of turns of lead wire, secure with UV resin.
I look at your streamer patterns for ideas up here. I think the Delaware river has similarities to your river and I love the patterns you guys come up with. Always well done.
love the vids....hate the music
Great pattern. Do you mind talking about putting lead on the bend of the hook? Are you just looking to make a brick or is that creating some kind of keel effect? Tie on!
So... Many... Articulated... Shanks... I love it.
Well done! Awesome tie!!
Why the lack of a trail hook? Could a guy sub the last “tail end” fish spine for an actual hook?
Alex's answer (I'm pretty sure)would be that the fish we are targetting attack the head/belly of the fly as they do a real prey species, not tail nipping, so the front hook is critical not the back one. You could sub but then you would have a different fly and different action
Steve Dally Oh, I see! I’ll give one a go. Thanks for your help.