Steve Yewchuck has been working on this super sexy Perch imitation and so here is more information about the pattern from Steve. Steve also mentions the bulk of the fly is made up from my Werewolf Hair, which I am extremely happy about!
-Paul
Materials list:
Hook – Kona 4/0 BGC
Body – is layered Werewolf Hair from FrankenFly, white, yellowish/orange , green/olive blend
– clump of Pike Skinz predator fibre in toxic.
Head – Raidzap thin and medium UV clear resin with a Flymen Flyfishing Company Living Eyes size 8.5mm Earth
Gill plate – custom shank / red tear drop blades
Leteras Magnum Dub – Pearl , olive and yellow for the head
Black Copic markers – four vertical markings
For gill plate Steve says Pacchiarini’s XS red Wiggle Tails for bleeding gills or red tear drop blades can be used.
Here are some of Steve’s thoughts on his Perch imitation.
“The fly is close to 8 inches long. Perfect adult perch imitation.
As far as bleeding gills, I’ve been playing around with that theory for a while. I’ve used red Wiggle Tails and small spinner blades so it looks like blood coming out of the gills. The red teardrops and Wiggle Tails work the best and give it a great fluttering action which I feel definitely has attracted some finicky Pike. I feel that the gill action definitely has been a trigger.
The fly is super light because it’s tied as a Hollow fly and the Werewolf Hair fibers are the perfect stiffness for movement and building wide-body profiles.
This fly can easily be thrown with a stiffer 8 weight like a predator rod or if you are not comfortable casting larger flies, you can use a 10 weight.”
