Do intruder style flies work in warmwater?

[crawfly 0]

I decided to give it a try ...... the response was encouraging enough to do it again this year.

 

 

 

Rules are made to be broken so let the fish decide!

[TheCream 0]

The most important rule to learn in fly fishing and fly tying is that there are no rules. I get a lot of my bass fly ideas and patterns from saltwater tying books and websites. You know what they say, a closed mind is a wonderful thing to waste.

[tidewaterfly 0]

The most important rule to learn in fly fishing and fly tying is that there are no rules. I get a lot of my bass fly ideas and patterns from saltwater tying books and websites. You know what they say, a closed mind is a wonderful thing to waste.

 

The perfect answer! I couldn't agree more! I'm both a warmwater & saltwater angler, and get many ideas from other fly types as well, even Intruders. Nothing, IMO, is outside the realm of possibility!

[Phish 0]

Not much more to say to add but I got plenty of intruders to swing on smallies this spring after the stupid steelheaders leave the water alone for me and my dog to fish all summer long!

[crawfly 0]

Well I didn't know that many folks were doing it but I do lead a rather sheltered life .... :-)

[tidewaterfly 0]

How about this bad boy, tied on a 2/0 worm hook! A very large adult stonefly about 4 inches long. The big western style trout flies tied with foam, work great for bass.

 

[Phish 0]

Nice hopper!

 

When i got into fly tying the BLT Hopper were my very first ties.

[eastern fly 0]

Has anyone else tried this? I would like to see your flies.

 

Kevin

[Piker20 0]

Are you still swinging the truders? I would think they are not so effective if pulled.

[tidewaterfly 0]

Piker, I've strip retrieved Intruders like I would any other streamer & they work fine that way too. All that material pulses quite well, & SM bass seem to like it. I've fished them on a swing too, and dead drifted them as well. IMO, it's something that has to be experimented with to determine what the fish want. Steelhead may very well respond differently to the same fly, but that's no reason to only fish them one way when targeting other species. I haven't caught a Striper on an Intruder yet, but have no doubts about them working! Frankly, they're not that much different than some Squid patterns I've seen used for Stripers.

[eastern fly 0]

I want to use them more and I'm looking for color patterns.

 

Kevin

[Piker20 0]

Thanks tidewaterfly, I think intruders are a great idea, lightweight for casting, impression of bulk in the water, slim to cut through and get deep. A style of fly I plan to use plenty of this spring. Will give stripping a go too as well as just swinging.