Muskie Flies

[Fishidiot]

Any folks working up some big toothy stuff this winter? Let's see whatcha got!

Incidentally, there's a good article about muskie flies in this month's (Jan-Feb 16) issue of Eastern Fly Fishing.

I'm hoping to try out some new styles for the big streamers during this winter's tying season.

 

[afishinado]

Fishidiot wrote:
Any folks working up some big toothy stuff this winter? Let's see whatcha got!

Incidentally, there's a good article about muskie flies in this month's (Jan-Feb 16) issue of Eastern Fly Fishing.

I'm hoping to try out some new styles for the big streamers during this winter's tying season.

I fish a lake for muskies and have a wide profile fly to imitate panfish in mind to tie this winter. It's called a Slippery Pete.

To go with that fly, under the tree right now is an 11wt rod with dual grips to figure 8 and two-hand with.....yah---hoo!!

 

[NickR]

Save some of those musky for me Tom!

 

[wgmiller]

I worked up this up a few weeks ago, but other than a quick test, haven't fished it much. It moves a LOT of water, as it should! 6/0 with two articulations.

 

[Fishidiot]

Some new stuff. . .

 

[PACOFRANSICO]

It's cool to see everyone's take on musky flies. That's the best part there's a open range of ideas and options , no wrong way to do it.

I'm full into the bucktail game changer style Fly's. I've caught 7 toothies (pike & Muskies) this year on them.

This fly I caught my personal best and my first two musky day on.

 

[Fredrick]

PACOFRANSICO wrote:
It's cool to see everyone's take on musky flies. That's the best part there's a open range of ideas and options , no wrong way to do it.

I'm full into the bucktail game changer style Fly's. I've caught 7 toothies (pike & Muskies) this year on them.

This fly I caught my personal best and my first two musky day on.

Paco do you tie any T-bone flies

 

[PACOFRANSICO]

Yep I've tyed up a couple.

 

[fishngun]

Is that the standard base on your Peak? it looks really big.

 

[PACOFRANSICO]

It's the peak Jurassic base I dropped my vise off the roof of my
Truck long story it was pretty wonky. So I bought the Jurassic so. Can mount another vise on same base.

 

[Dave_W]

Some awesome and motivating stuff.

Ice out is just around the corner and it will be time to hunt some pike or muskies.

Here's a couple new ones I worked up this week. They have a big face made of clipped deer hair fronted by clipped egg fly foam. Will hopefully push some water and get a nice side glide when stripped hard.

 

[TroutTracker]

I haven’t spent much time targeting musky (hope to change that this season) but I tie a lot of articulated streamers for big trout and smallmouth. Most of the flies I use for trout and bass are 3-5”. Just starting to experiment with the gamechanger style and hope to use it to tie some bigger patterns for the toothies.

 

[jay348]

^^^ those look goooooood. liking the middle guys.

 

[TroutTracker]

Thanks jay, those yellow versions were my best big brown trout fly this fall. The flies in pics are all 3-6". Just getting into the really big stuff but it seems like it's easiest to tie unweighted fly and use a sinking line with any flies >6"

 

[wgmiller]

TroutTracker wrote:
Just getting into the really big stuff but it seems like it's easiest to tie unweighted fly and use a sinking line with any flies >6"

Yup. Even the materials you choose for the bigger flies make a difference as you don't want materials that hold too much water. If casting a wet sock comes to mind, then you'll know what I mean! :-D

 

[PACOFRANSICO]

My boy and I sat down last night and bent up some musky worthy fish spines.

Here's what the end product looks like.

 

[pro4mance]

Bumpidy Bump

 

[mike_richardson]

Thanks so much for bumping this. I have tied two of these so far and I am just addicted!

WIll have better materials here soon as well.

The orange is the first one I did and the red is the second. I will be messing with these for a while.

 

[Fredrick]

Bump

 

[fly_flinger]

Here you go Fred. A couple Game Changers I tied last week.