Five Different Eelpout
I have been spinning on some ideas about different kinds of eelpout flies. One of my favorite kind of fish to imitate. Especially since they very often hang out of the gills of the sea trout. They flounder around a lot. When a sea trout spot them they often hit them hard, the problem is as you understand to swallow them. They are often active early in the spring and grow quite big for still being on the diet of a sea trout. Sounds perfect for a fun day at the coast, right?! How do I imitate them? Here I list some different versions I use.
Flou-eyes brown Speykutling
Hook: Partridge Predator Trout #2
Thread: Textreme Power Thread 50 den
Eyes: Flourescent bead chain medium - Orange
Tail: Whiting spey hackle colored grizzly brown, Hareline frostip rabbit strips - black/orange
Flash: Electric ripple ice fiber - Florescent Orange
Hackle: Whiting spey hackle colored grizzly brown
Body: Senyos laser dub - rusty bronze
Fish mask Zonker
Hook: Partridge Predator Trout #2
Thread: Textreme Power Thread 50 den
Head: Hand made epoxy head by @kustflugor (you can also use Fish skull fish mask)
Tail: Hareline frostip rabbit strips - black/orange
Flash: Lateral scale - small, mirage-opal
Rubber legs: Barred round rubber legs Medium black/silver
Body: Senyos laser dub - rusty bronze
Spey jiggy
Hook: Partridge Predator Trout #2
Thread: Textreme Power Thread 50 den
Eyes: Fly Dressing - reel eyes 4,8 mm
Tail: Whiting spey hackle colored grizzly brown, Zonker stripe - brown
Flash: Ripple ice fiber - Copper, Electric ripple ice fiber - Florescent Orange
Hackle: Whiting spey hackle colored grizzly brown
Body: Senyos laser dub - rusty bronze
The Heavy zonker
Hook: Partridge Predator Trout #2
Thread: Textreme Power Thread 50 den
Eyes: I-Balz black nickel 3-4mm
Tail: Hareline frostip rabbit strips - black/orange
Flash: Lateral scale - small, mirage-opal
Hackle: Hareline frostip rabbit strips - black/orange
Body: Senyos laser dub - rusty bronze
Long-RIF Eelpout
Hook: Partridge Attitude Streamer #1
Thread: Textreme Power Thread 50 den
Head: Fish Skull Sculpin helmet - brown, large
Tail: Squirrel tail - natural-pine, Whiting high & dry hackle - Grizzly
Flash: Ripple ice fiber - Olive
Rubber legs: Barred round rubber legs Medium black/silver
Body: Senyos laser dub - rusty bronze
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The fly I have chosen to give light to today is a real classic in the coastal fishing, both in Gotland and in other places. It has a great visibility in the water and a nice shrimp shape which works really good when the water is cold and during the whole spring. No fly-list for sea trout is complete without it. Here you can see what materials I use when I tie them. Read more