From Mad River Outfitters:
“In this fly tying tutorial, Brian Flechsig at Mad River Outfitters puts his own twist on an epic pattern originally tied by George McCabe in North East Ohio. The McCabe’s Plus is an excellent crayfish pattern that is sure to catch plenty of feeding carp.”
Materials list:
Hook: Umpqua U-Series U301 (or any equivalent 3X Nymph)
Thread: Doesn’t matter- use whatever you are comfortable with
Tail: Fish Skull Shrimp and Cray Tails- Large- Gold
Atennae: Moose Mane- Click Here and MFC Speckled Sexi-Floss- Orange
Carapace: small tuft of Rabbit from a Black Barred Zonker Strip- usually gold variant or grizzly hare’s ear
Body: Medium Chenille- usually Olive but you can use any color you want
Claws: Fox Squirrel Tail
Eyes: Enrico Crab/Shrimp/Crayfish Eyes
Hackle: Grizzly Saddle Feather- Click Here or Click Here (of course tons of options here as well)
