The Rusty Duck Pupa | Fly Pattern or Shooter?

Rusty Duck
Designed By Trevor Tatarczuk
Hook: Alec Jackson Phantom Nymph(#11#17) or Daiichi 1760 (#10#18)
Thread: UTC 70 Woodduck & UTC 70 Rust Brown
Rib: UTC Wire, Gold
Bead: Chironomid Brown
Gills: UNI-Stretch, White
Using contrasting thread colors to mimic the subtle color variances along the body of a natural chironomid pupa is a popular technique. Good friend Trevor Tatarczuk is a master of this technique and chironomid tying in general. Trevor's chironomid pupa are works of art that look almost too good to fish. He is an innovative fly tyer everyone should pay attention to.
This past fall (2020) while fishing with Trevor in the Cariboo region of British Columbia I managed to sit down with Trevor to film him tying the Rusty Duck one of his less complex blended body chironomid pupa patterns.
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Product Sources
Tying Materials
Alec Jackson Phantom Nymph: www.canadianll...
Daiichi 1760: www.canadianll...
UTC 70, Wood Duck & UTC 70 Rust Brown: bit.ly/3bpPFtg
UTC Ultra Wire, Gold: www.flyfishfoo...
Chironomid Brown Beads: www.canadianll...
UNI-Stretch, White: bit.ly/3rsQpTP
Tools and Other Stuff
Regal Vise: amzn.to/2Aki5Tb
Dr. Slick Fine Micro-Tip Scissors: amzn.to/36BAStd
Dr. Slick Hackle Pliers: amzn.to/3509G5R
Dr. Slick Whip Finisher: amzn.to/2jBpxzo
Rite Ceramic Bobbin: amzn.to/2Axr4B9
Brushable Superglue: amzn.to/30aHXNr
Solarez Bone Dry: www.chinookwin...
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