sculpin patterns

[daman1277]

I have a hard time using these. Any tips or tricks? Do they work well? I have one pattern I really like called the meat helmet sculpin. Think it will work for steelhead?

 

[tyeager]

slump buster is an easy to tie scuplin pattern.....I've had a lot of success on them (although never used one for steelhead). They are essentially my go to streamer pattern.

 

[just_jon]

I fish the Shenk sculpin in black almost exclusively. Last year I tried varying the color to a olive/ brownish, but did not find it fished as well as the black.

 

[govtmule]

it will work...swing it!!! sculpins are streamers....hight stick it, strip it....swing it!!! they cant swim well but who cares its a streamer...have confidence in what you fish.

 

[Ard]

These are typical of what I make for Sculpin imitation here but I would use them there in PA without hesitation.

They have just one trailing #6 hook which is attached to a cord which runs through the bunny strip. They are tied on either cut shanks or store bought shanks.

As far as castability I can fish those using any of my rods from single hand #5 rod 7'9" long up to 13'9" with a Jetstream 10/11 long belly line. They work like a fish magnet on big rainbow trout here.

Ard

I figured it wouldn't hurt to show some results, the net is a Nomad Guide with a 13 X 18" hoop. I didn't mess around measuring that trout but based on averages it appeared to be about 2 foot. I fish the Sculpins a lot but still take many trout on small Dee flies every year too.

If you're not familiar with a Dee wing fly this is the one I catch the most with.

Name comes from the style of wing set and the river where they became popular.

Not like a Sculpin but when wet they look like a small gray & tan fish with some highlights on color. I always fished classic feather wing streamers in Pennsylvania because I thought the fish almost never saw one. I think the fish get used to seeing wooly buggers and the like so I show them something different. Here the fish I catch have not seen a fly so I go with things that look like food. The little Jock O' Dee and the big Sculpins do very well.

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

I use many differnt sculpin patterns for trout and bass as my go to streamer. One easy to tie patten I love is whitlocks near nuff.

 

[sarce]

+1 for Near 'Nuff. just started using that pattern and it's quickly replacing the classic olive woolly bugger as my favorite fly.

 

[Ard]

I've used the Whitlock Sculpin for many years with good catching but must say the articulated types I posted are working better. The small hook used trailing in the bunny strip very seldom comes lose. One thing worth mentioning is that I'm targeting large trout here and the bigger fly brings them better most days. I just posted them in case anyone might be interested in giving it a whirl.

Ard

 

[cranefly]

I started tying the sculpzilla a couple years ago, and have had great luck with it. I just vary the size and color. I too like the slump buster, and also the conehead muddler.
Here is the sculpzilla:
http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/print.cfm?parentID=153
-D