Fly Tying: Rich Strolis's Juggernaut
Meaty!
This Strolis streamer pattern uses a Fish-Skull Baitfish Head and Living Eyes.
Fly recipe
Rear
- Hook: SP11-3L3H #1
- Tail: Marabou
- Body: EP Sparkle Brush (OK, I couldn't track them down for the life of me, so I used Polar Chenille)
- Wing: Arctic Fox Tail
Front
- Hook: Gamakatsu B10s 1/0
- Tail: Arctic Fox Tail
- Body: Polar Chenille
- Wing: Arctic Fox Tail
- Collar: Laser Dub
- Wing: Shimmer Fringe
- Head: Fish-Skull Baitfish Head
- Eyes: Fish-Skull Living Eyes
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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.
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Brian Wise
Comments on this post (7)
Great flies and tutorials.
— Mike
Very nice fly tied with good quality material.
— Fernand Paquette
Great article…thanks
— Fran Sturgis
— Bruce Porter
Nice fly, good use of the fish skull. EP sparkle brush isn’t hard to find but I like polar chenille better, it’s cheaper. There were a few steps that could have used a little narration for entry level tiers (i.e. the connection of the hooks, and the reverse tie in and folding around the head technique of the fox maybe ?) Lowering the music to low background level would be helpful for those who don’t like the music, and you know there are always gonna be some no matter what you play. The fly looks good in the water, I’m sure it will jerk some heads.
— Steve Yates
Nice fly, good use of the fish skull. EP sparkle brush isn’t hard to find but I like polar chenille better, it’s cheaper. There were a few steps that could have used a little narration for entry level tiers (i.e. the connection of the hooks, and the reverse tie in and folding around the head technique of the fox maybe ?) Lower the music to low background level would be helpful for those who don’t like the music, and you know there are always gonna be some no matter what you play. The fly looks good in the water, I’m sure it will jerk some heads.
— Steve Yates
No, I don’t. The music is annoying.
— Bob