Red Setter Streamer Freshwater Hook : Mustad 9672NPBR Size 8. Thread : UNI size 6/0 black. Head : Thread. Tail : Black squirrel tail fibres. Body : Red chenille (orange for the original tie). Hackle : Black tied wet style.
Tying Instructions 1) Place hook in vice, start thread at eye and wrap hook shank finishing at a position perpendicular to the barb. 2) Tie in tail and chenille, trim excess. 3) Take thread back along shank so that it is just short of the half way mark, wind on chenille and secure and trim. 4) Tie in hackle wind approximately 5 turns and secure, stroke the hackle rearwards and wrap a few turns of thread around the base to ensure hackle lays reasonably flat on body. 5) Take the thread along shank so it is just short of the head, tie in chenille and repeat as above. Make a nice head with thread and whip finish, varnish if desired.
Fly Notes
Fishing Notes Generally use a 9-12 foot leader on a floating line and retrieve using a slow figure of 8 retrieve, it is also very effective fished down and across on either a floating line or sinking line depending on water depth and flow. It is also very effective when fished on the bottom and retrieved ever so slowly, the takes barely detectable. Target species includes, Brown and rainbow trout.
Location Notes The Fuzzy Wuzzy is a great night time fly which is one of the easiest styles to tie, I have found it extremely effective on lake Eucumbene after dark when cast to audible rises.
Prey Notes The pattern was originally developed to represent Koura (New Zealand freshwater cray fish).
Tier Ashley Morrow

|   AFS Home   |   Swaps   |   Fly Box   |   Search   |