How to tie the Mcleod stickleback fly

Learn to tie a proven stickeback fly pattern developed for the Pacific Northwest. The Mcleod stickleback is simple to tie and in this variation Rick adapts its colours to those found on Vancouver Island.
Rick Janzen is a fly tier with over forty year's experience flying tying and fly fishing in British Columbia. On this channel he shares his favorite flies with you that you can then copy or adapt them to your situation. He will also be doing 'on the water' episodes in which he will demonstrated the hows, whens and wheres of fishing his flies.
Rick is also a salmon fishing guide in Campbell River BC on the renowned Tyee Pool. See his website here:
www.tyeepool.com/.
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[@tomt5176]

Hi Rick. Nice simple tie that will imitate all kinds of baitfish everywhere. It will make a nice greenish olive and speckled killie fish or Mummichog that we have here on the NE coast of NJ and Raritan Bay area.

[@rickjanzen2180]

Great to hear. As streamers go it sure is a generalist fly that I suspect will be productive anywhere.

[@whprwill]

Awesome fly. If you do the head (or the whole fly for that matter) with red thread, then after you get the eyes on and a nice UV epoxy head in place, the red thread shows out from under the eyes in what I think is a killer hint of gill color.

[@rickjanzen2180]

That works too. Same as on Murray's rolled muddler. Good point.