Irresistible Wolff

[deeky 0]

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by deeky:

 

Irresistible Wolff

 

[deeky 0]

This is one I heard about and wanted to know more because of the great flotation. Yeah, I know it's traditionally a trout fly for rough water, but when the pannies are hitting, it takes a whole lot of work to keep more standard dry flies floating for long. I was surprised to find only one in the database here without a picture. After some digging, I avoided tying it because of the hair spinning on such a small hook (I'm used to spinning for bass and northern).

 

It was an interesting tie, found I did not need to pack the hair nearly as tight as I was used to because of the small size. Ended up just putting the brassie packer away.

 

But, after two tries, here it is. Now I just need to wait for the temps to stay down for a few days to bring the gills up from the depths (and when I actually have a chance to get out).

 

 

[Guest]

Very nicely done! :headbang:

 

That would make a wonderful article for Hatches one day......

[Alex C. 0]

I've avoided that one too, how did you spin the hair without the hook bending?

[madkasel 0]

That looks really nice! I'll have to give that a try. I like flys like this and the EHC that work on the pond and trout stream.

 

OLB -- sturgeon_catcher had me spinning hair with 6/0 thread no problem... I really don't think you need to overdo it with the armstrength while spinning.

 

I might substitute moose hair for the tail... more durable if you're targeting gills.

[Joe Hard 0]

Great fly!! should work great!

[deeky 0]

Thanks for the comments.

 

OLB - madkasel is right, I couldn't crank on it too hard with only 6/0, but still had to be a little careful with the light hook. If I had a bunch that needed a little extra cranking, I would put the necessary wraps around it fairly snug, and then either switch hands with the bobbin or reach over with the left to put some resistance on the front of the hook to pull against. I could pull to get it to flare, and then let off enough I didn't have to hang on to the hook and it would stay flared.

 

[Guest]

That's a great looking fly...nice tie and thanks for adding it to the database!

[troutguy 0]

Nice fly. It looks like Harry and Elsie Darbee's fly the Rat Faced McDougal.

 

Great eastern trout fly.

[Bruce Derington 0]

deeky, nice tie but be careful with crowding the hook gap, this could result in lost hookups. taper it down in that area and it will be" fish on" !

 

 

Bruce

[flytire 0]

Yep what Bruce said

 

Those pannys gotta get their mouth around the hook

 

[deeky 0]

I went back and looked at the fly, and it's more tapered than it looks in the picture. I must have had the fly sitting at a funny angle or something. Tied on a size 12, I haven't had any problems with fish (other than the 3 inch dinks) getting their mouth on it.