Flymen Blog
The Micro Feather Game Changer is a snack-size articulated fly pattern that lands softly to avoid spooking fish, but still pushes enough water to get a predator's attention.
Imagine a fly that perfectly imitates a baitfish in your local waters, not only in profile but by swimming like a real fish and provoking the predatory instinct within your target fish... but you can still cast it with a 4wt to 6wt fly rod.
The Micro Feather Game Changer is fly a pattern developed by Blane Chocklett. This version is scaled down to about 3", and is a fantastic pattern for smaller water or picky fish.
The new Fish-Skull Chocklett's Articulated Micro-Spines open up a whole new world of possibilities for tying scaled-down Game Changer style flies.
The Flymen Big Game Needlefish Puts a Next-Generation Spin on a Staple Barracuda Fly
This fly will move Barracuda in Belize, Pike in Canada, and sizing it up or down it will catch musky, smallmouth, and trout in your local fishery as well.
Fish-Skull Body Tubing creates the elongated body of a Needlefish, and a Big Game Articulated Shank adds extra swimming action to attract your target species. Super fun tie!
The Perdigon Has Taken the Euro-Style Fishing World by Storm.
This simple yet very fishy fly has everything that fast-water fly anglers are looking for... An endless choice of colors, instant sinkability, and 1000% bulletproof.
Fish the Heavy Metal Perdigon on its own, under a dry fly, or with a team of other nymphs – just fish it!
Fly Recipe
- Hook: Kona Barbless Jig Hook (BJH), size #10 used in video (sizes can range from #10 - #16)
- Head: Nymph-Head Heavy Metal tungsten bead, size 4.0 mm (5/32") used in video (adjust size to match hook)
- Tail: CDL, Mallard, or any barred feathers.
- Rib: UTC Ultra-Wire
- Body: Flashabou
- Hot-Spot: Orange Thread
- Wing Case: Loon UV Fly Finish BLACK
- Body Coating: Coat the whole fly in Loon UV Thin
Paul Brown's Disco Deceiver is a big flashy streamer with TONS of swimming action.
For targeting everything from pike to brown trout in endless color combinations, the Disco Deceiver is a ton of fun to fish and tie. Combining Fish-Skull Articulated Fish-Spines in the middle of the fly's body gives it two extra break points for movement and a Fish-Skull Baitfish Head helps get this fly to the strike zone quickly.
How We Can All Contribute to the Next Generation of Fly Anglers
When we take our kids on their first fly fishing trip, we generally think about things like which areas to fish, what gear we need, and what weather conditions are best, but there are other important things we should be considering as well.
Here are 3 important things to teach your kids when bringing them out fly fishing for their first time...