Fly Tying Tutorial: Craft Fur Double Deceiver (mini)

Coming in at Under 4 Inches, This Fish-Skull Double Deceiver Variation Is Super Versatile

This fly will turn the heads of stripers in both freshwater and saltwater, big trout, every bass on earth, and snook in the mangroves.

The craft fur brings tons of extra movement and the Fish-Skull Baitfish Head quickly drops this little fly down to the ideal depth while adding a realistic baitfish profile.

Learn to tie the Craft Fur Double Deceiver (mini) today!

Fly Recipe

Rear Hook Section

• Hook: Kona Universal Strong Streamer (USS) hook, size #6
• Undertail/Foul Guard: Fish-Skull Faux Bucktail, white
• Tail: Craft Fur, white
• Underbody: Palmer Chenille, med  pearl
• Underwing: Bucktail, white

Shank Section

• Shank: Fish-Skull Articulated Fish-Spine, 10 mm
• Underbody: Palmer Chenille, med pearl
• Wing (reverse tie): Craft Fur, white; Craft Fur, chartreuse

Front Hook Section

• Hook: Kona Universal Strong Streamer (USS) hook, size #6
• Connection: Wire
• Underbody: Palmer Chenille, med pearl
• Underwing: Bucktail, chartreuse
• Body (reverse tie): Bucktail, chartreuse (top); Bucktail, white (bottom)
• Head: Fish-Skull Baitfish Head, golden chartreuse, size small-medium
• Eyes: Fish-Skull Living Eyes, Wind (Gold) 4 mm
• Eye Seal: Loon UV Clear, thin

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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.