Fly Tying: Rich Strolis's Masked Avenger
Not all heroes wear capes.
This Strolis streamer pattern uses a Surface Seducer Dragon Eye and Fish-Skull Fish-Mask combo with an Articulated Shank for extra action.
It just might save the day next time you're on the water.
Fly recipe
Rear
- Hook: Gamakatsu SP11 #2
- Flash: Ripple Ice Fiber
- Tail: Marabou
- Body: Polar Reflector Flash
- Wing: Arctic Fox Tail
Middle
- Shank: Fish-Skull Articulated Shank
- Body: Polar Reflector Flash
- Wing: Arctic Fox Tail
Front
- Hook: Gamakatsu B10s 1/0
- Body: Polar Reflector Flash
- Body/Wing: Marabou
- Gills: EP Foxy Brush
- Wing: Arctic Fox Tail
- Collar: EP Foxy Brush
- Head: Fish-Skull Fish-Mask
- Eyes: Surface Seducer Dragon Eyes
- Finish: Loon Flow
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About Brian Wise:
Brian Wise is a fly fishing guide in extreme Southern Missouri. His mainstays are the wild rainbow trout and large predatory brown trout of the North Fork of the White River, but he is also a self-proclaimed smallmouth junkie and loves the seasonal striper fishing as well. He's been the head guide at River of Life Farm for over a decade and has been featured in print such as Southern Living Magazine, Outdoor Life, Fly Fisherman, Field and Stream, Rural Missouri Magazine, on television shows such as NBC’s Today Show, Outdoor Channel’s Ultimate Outdoors, several appearances on Outdoor Channel Outfitters, and is a Field Producer for Chasing Waters on the Pursuit Channel. He was a 2007 qualifier for the coveted Best of the West distance casting competition and won the Bennett Springs distance casting competition with a whopping cast of 106 feet. When Brian isn’t guiding, he is fishing with his two sons. His fly tying and fly fishing videos are quickly making their way to the top of the list, and the Fly Fishing the Ozarks Youtube Channel is the fastest growing channel in the fly fishing genre.
Comments on this post (2)
Exactly the kind of streamers I was looking for.
— Fernand Paquette
Hi Brian,
Loved the video, never knew about UV Clear Fly Finish for the eyes.
Loved the Fly Fishing The Ozarks graphic too.
What is the name of the FONT you used.
Thanks again.
— David