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10-28-2003, 08:35 PM
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Mackeral Fly
Such a nice day took a little time out to cast a fly from shore. Played with the mackeral. Caught a dozen in very short time. Used a small streamer about 3" long that in one way or another resembled a bunker.
hook: mustad #34007 size 1
Thread: What ever works for you
Wing: silver flashabou; white bucktail with sparse
amount of black bucktail on top.
white bucktail underwing
Basiclly this fly is tyed like a deceiver.
Used a sinking line. An intermediate line may work also or you may have to use small dumbbell for weight.
Last edited by Fly Rod; 10-28-2003 at 08:39 PM..
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11-02-2003, 01:03 AM
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Location: Winchester and Chatham
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Here is a mack fly I use alot and successful with it.
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11-06-2003, 05:20 AM
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Location: southern NH
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John,
Are you willing to list the ingredients? Where did you get those long saddle hackels? How long is that fly - I'm guessing 6"+?
TL,
Dave
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11-07-2003, 04:51 PM
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Dave ,Sure.. It is tied as a Feather brain fly... I tied it with two spreaders...not one... the feathers are white Rooster Cape and grizzly hackles..it looks long because of the way it is constructed..Here is a picture of the first feather applications which are at the hook bend... then another spreader at the hook eye and you repeat the applications. Dave, I don't have the original anymore...but I remember it being 6 to 7 inches at least
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11-07-2003, 04:55 PM
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Dave...this is what you see looking down toward the top of the fly.
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11-07-2003, 05:01 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
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that
is a killer fly
would work great in maybe a blue/black on BF's and slightly larger
maybe 12"
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Ski Quicks Hole
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11-09-2003, 12:36 PM
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Striblue
where do you get the spreaders ? ? ?
Went to an Orvis fly shop and they have never heard of them.
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11-10-2003, 01:03 AM
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Spreaders are just a term. Rich Murphy uses them quite a bit.. It's Mylar or corsair tubing... the stuff that is sold in coils. You make the "spreader" from them by securing the tubing on to the hook and then pushing it back onto itself creates a tumpet like form.
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11-10-2003, 07:49 AM
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Thanks for the information.
Going to make up a few to use in May & June when the stripers first come in with the Macs
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11-10-2003, 12:44 PM
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Plug Paladin
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Jackson, N.J.
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Can you post a close up pick of the spreader?. My fly shop had no
clue about this technique.
- - - - - Striperknight
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11-10-2003, 03:19 PM
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Ok..here are pictures of two steps..I can not make them closer...
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11-10-2003, 03:21 PM
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Push it back over itself toward the hook bend and then tie it down over the first tie... and cut excess.
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