Senyo's That 70's Sculpin

Senyo's That 70's Sculpin!

This will be just 1 of 12 great sculpin/goby streamers shown here this summer!

Material List:

Front hook: Mustad 3366 #2

Thread: Black Uni 6/0

Tail 1: Hare Line Yellow/Orange/Black Rabbit Strip

Tail 2: Hare Line Chartreuse/Pink/Black Rabbit Strip

Flash: Magenta and Copper Flash-A-Bou

Body: Hare Line UV Pink Polar Chenille

Head 1: Senyo's Laser Dub Tan

Head 2: Senyo's Laser Dub Brown

Head 3: Senyo's Black Shaggy Dub

Rubber Legs: Metallic Purple/Blue, Crayfish Orange/Brown, Clear/Orange, and Pearl/Blue/Yellow Metallic

Note* Rear hook is a Gamakatsu #2 Octopus, and connection line is Berkley's Ghost Fire Line 20 pound.

Step #1: Attach Black 6/0 Uni thread to a 3366 Mustad hook. Cut a 6 inch section of Berkley Ghost Fire line and fold the line in half. Thread the Fire Line through the Gamakatsu Octopus hook eye, and then completely over the hook. This will form a loop connection that will make the Octopus hook removable if it becomes broke or dulled.

Attach the Fire Line to the Mustad hook by placing it on top and securing with several wraps of thread. The distance between hooks should be roughly 2.5 inches. Even though I don't believe it is needed, you can take the extra fire line that is sticking out over the eye, and thread it through the Mustad hook eye and fasten it to the bottom of the hook.(as seen in the picture above) Cover the entire hook shank and fire line with your tying thread and apply a thin coat of super glue. Give the glue a moment to dry; If you plan on tying several you and make several more hooks to this stage while waiting for them to dry.

Step #2: Attach a 2.5 inch piece of Hare Line Rabbit Strip to the hook on each side of the Fire Line. The Leather of the rabbit strip should end at the front of the Octopus Hooks eye for both pieces.

Step #3: Attach 4-6 stands of both Magenta and Copper Flash-A-Bou over the top of the pattern, and centered between both rabbit strips.

Step #4: Tie in a 2 inch piece of Hare Line UV Pink Polar Chenille, and palmer the chenille roughly a 1/2 toward the hook eye and secure.

Step #5: Center tie in a Small Clump of Senyo's Tan Laser Dubbing and secure with several wraps of tying thread. Fold the front half of the dubbing toward the rear and clean the head up by brushing out any loose material.

Step #6: Attach the four specified rubber leg colors or colors of your own choice to each side of the head. Trim these legs to approximately 2.5 inches in length before the next step.

Step #7: Center tie in a small clump of Senyo's Brown Laser Dubbing. Once again fold the dubbing back and comb out any loose fibers.

Step #8: Center tie a clump of Senyo's Black Shaggy Dub to build the front of your head. Fold over the material and add a drop of super glue for strength. Don't try to be pretty here! It is meant to be bushy and full of movement! Trim Sparingly....

Final: Lightly trim the front of the head and cut the tying thread.. The Mustad hook point is now cut off just above the hook bend. Here is a top view of the completed Senyo's That 70's Sculpin... We hope you enjoyed the new tutorial!

Miller's Iso Emerger

SAO Guide John Miller flirts with a beautiful Delaware River Brown Trout!

Iso Material List:

Hook: Orvis JA1641 Heavy wet/nymph

Size: #8-16
Thread: Uni 8/0 Brown

Body: Hare Line Hares Ear Plus Dubbing Chocolate Brown #8

Thorax: Hare Line Peacock Ice Dubbing

Hackle: Hungarian Partridge

Tail: Brown Grizzly Marabou

Step #1: Strip the fluff off a single hungarian partridge feather. Tie the feather in at the eye of the hook as seen in the photo.

Step #2: Wind thread toward rear of the hook, and tie in brown grizzly marabou feather tips to form the tail.

Step #3: After the tail is secured, apply hares ear plus dubbing and form a body covering roughly 2/3 of the hook shank.

Step #4: Dub the remaing 1/3 of the hook shank with peacock ice dubbing.

Final: Wrap the soft hackle back toward the peacock ice dub, then pull the thread through the hackle to the hook eye and form a small thread head. Whip fishing and cut the thread.

John Miller is back on the "D" for the summer and we wanted to give you a fast easy fly pattern that has been a "go-to fly" from late May into early June for wily brown trout in the Catskill Mountain Region. If you are interested in fishing dries for big brown trout with SAO/WBA Guides John Miller and Scott McClintock they can be found and reached at the West Branch Angler.