Extra large Wulff patterns

[ducksoup 0]

I'm going to fish some remote, fast moving rivers in northern British Columbia this summer and want to tie some over sized Wulff patterns. I'm talking size 8! Those big white wings are very visible, even in rough water, but I'd like them even bigger! My concern is finding calf body hair that's long enough to tie those big oversized wings. I suppose i could use bucktail but it's so bulky I don't think it would look right. Any other suggestions? I already have some fairly decent coachman brown dry fly hackle that will be perfect for size 8. These fish are pretty unsophisticated. Stimulators work also and I'll be tying a bunch of those too, but I just really like Wulff patterns with that big upright white wing. I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks!

[Bugsy 0]

#8 is an ideal size for calf tail

[flytire 0]

original wulffs were bucktail wings

 

tips of white bucktail too bulky? not so much

 

calf tail

 

kid goat

 

turkey flats

 

antron yarn

 

white hackle tips

 

bleached elk hair

 

bleached/white deer hair

[Dave G. 0]

White Poly yarn, that's what I use on the big Royal ones.

[tjm 0]

Yeah, I have some white yarn that is marked "Floating Yarn" that is poly something that I use on big and small flies of that type. But any of the above would work. or a couple fan wing white feathers.

It's been age since I read his books, but I have in mind that he built them on large hooks himself?

[whatfly 0]

Have tied them that big for the Madison, and calf tail works fine.

[ihang10 0]

Tie a trude for an even more pronounced hair wing.

 

Or go foam for your wing post, white orange, green, yellow. Fish isnt going to care what that post is, its for you, not them.

[ducksoup 0]

All great suggestions. Thank you very much. These will give me some options to try. I've used calf tail in the past but I thought it was a pain to stack. I also like the foam idea, I think I'll try that too.

[SBPatt 0]

Upper Columbia Wulff Drake

 

 

 

 

Found this piece of meat on the Evening Hatch site. Original called for moose body hair for the wing; the deer I had is very close in color and a lot easier to work with for this application.

 

 

hook TMC 5212 #6

thread - Danville 6/0 brown

tail - red fox tail

rib - Uni-stretch yellow

abdomen - 2mm foam brown

wing - deer hair dyed dark dun/fox tail butts

legs - Sili Legs speckled brown

hackle - grizzly/brown

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[wileecoyote 0]

Wow ! That's a beast of a trout fly Scott. I especially like the body shape, what's your technique tying on the foam ?

[SBPatt 0]

what's your technique tying on the foam ?

tie in foam strip (2mm x 2mm); wrap to 2/3 mark, tie off/trim

 

 

 

 

counterwrap rib; tie off/trim

 

 

 

 

Here's the whole SBS

 

http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/forum/threads/upper-columbia-wulff-drake.128102/

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[ducksoup 0]

Nice Fly! That thing most float like a cork! Lots of options here and I appreciate all of your suggestions.

[BobHRAH 0]

I like EP fibers or FTD Congo Hair. Almost waterproof and tons of colors of each. All hair, even if treated, eventually absorbs water.

 

Thanks, Bob H

[planettrout 0]

Big...how about #6-#2 Wulff's:

 

http://www.flytyer.com/better-dry-flies-for-atlantic-salmon-steelhead/

 

 

PT/TB