Point Up Zonker Sculpin Streamer Fly Tying

[McFlyLures 0]

This fly is made to mimic a sculpin. Sculpins are a common food source for large trout and other large predatory fish in lakes and rivers. These fish have fat heads and drastically tapered bodies with very small tails. They tend to stay close to the bottom, which is why this fly has lots of weight to keep it down. Also, I made this fly to sit hook point up, which will help keep it from snagging on the bottom.

Hook: Gamakatsu SS15 - size 1/0

Thread: Danville's 210 waxed - Bright orange

Fins: Partridge tail feather

Body Wrap: Cactus chenille - Orange

Body Material: Magnum Rabbit Zonker Strip - Orange or tan

Back Material: Bull Frog Dubbin - Amber --- Mixed with Starburst Dubbing - Light orange

Eyes: 3D eyes - 4mm - Gold

Head Cement: Hard as hull

Eye Adhesive: Fletch tite

Weight: Lead wire - 0.015 size -- Cone head: 6mm

[Dave G. 0]

I don't know Mc Fly, the video is fine but the fly doesn't do the sculpin thing for me. I'll stick with a Muddler head on what ever sculpin pattern, I think. A small Muddler headed zonker works pretty well. Actually a longer slender profiled Muddler works pretty well, I just put it on sink tip line sometimes... You did give me an idea to weight some of them though !

[carpflyguy 0]

Certainly does the sculpin thing for me! I like this style of fly, if I'm throwing a scilulpin fly I want it to get down quick, and that makes muddlers a pain for me. Nice video!

[Dave G. 0]

Certainly does the sculpin thing for me! I like this style of fly, if I'm throwing a scilulpin fly I want it to get down quick, and that makes muddlers a pain for me. Nice video!

I guess I'd have to tie one myself. I really like the hook point up concept for deep running flies like a sculpin though.

 

I tie a woolly bugger with cone head and weight, as Mc fly has done here, and it does a good job of dredging for the larger fish that hang out down deep. No idea what they are taken for other than food.

[McFlyLures 0]

Yeah I hear ya Dave. Not every fly is for everyone. For this fly, I was going off of the sculpin in my area which look orange, with fat heads and large pectoral fins. I'll upload a pic soon. But not all sculpin are orange, many are dark brown and the ones in your area might look different. Either way, whether the fish think it's a sculpin or not, I caught a 22" brown on it a few days ago. So it does work pretty well.

[McFlyLures 0]

Here is an image I found online of the sculpin here...

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And another...

 

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http://www.idahoafs.org/images/fish.php?id=49

 

Beautiful fly!

[Dave G. 0]

Here is an image I found online of the sculpin here...IMG_0581.JPG

Nice sculpin ! Here I don't know, I'd have to say brownish. Up north they are more brown/olive, or Olive/Brown, which ever way you want to look at it... But I think part of why I like the Muddler feature is the mottled look. I've never weighted a Muddler but I might weight some now.