Articulated Flies

[Lundvike]

My own take on the Olive Circus Peanut

 

 

Saw something similar to this when I was looking at Kelly Galloup's site. Fly of the Month - The Slide Inn

 

So which hook do I cut the point off? Just wondering what peoples opinions of this are. I noticed there is no point on the trailer in the picture on the link above.

[Din]

nice tie!

 

that in white is killer for pike. my preference is to cut the front hook off.

 

EDIT: I may have them mixed up, but this is the fly I said in white is great for pike... http://www.rainysflies.com/pages/detail.as...Bottom's-Up

[sirocco]

The bottoms up uses foam on the back hook to give it a jigging action. The circus peanut is a little different. Kelly cuts the rear hook off.

 

Nice tie man!

[SteveM]

I would leave both hooks on, plus tie in a small treble trailer;&,I'd soak it in Rotenone!

Nice tie;I'll take a dozen in various sizes & colors, please...

 

[calkid75]

Kelly cuts off the trailer as he says predatory trout try to eat their prey head first. Most of his patterns gradiuated from a large standard streamer to a similar sized articulated with smaller hooks. This added much more action as well as reduced the leverage a large fish could put on the hook. Less bent hooks and lost fish supposedly. I have been trying to get as much info on his streamers and his method of fishing them. His streamers look deadly.

 

Guy