Perch Streamer proto
One effective featherwinged streamer from last summer that needs some tweaks but will gain a place in my fly box once it’s perfected.
I’ve never been highly successful with perch imitations on my trout fishing but they have their place on the rotation. Last year I wanted to try out a bit larger pattern for them and tied couple of the pictured flies. Got some good action on these and my biggest trout of the season took one with her to the abyss after a long fight.
The design wasn’t foolproof and the wing tangled quite easily to the bend oh the hook on long casts. For short distances it worked as planned. Will probably tie next ones with a bit shorter wing and longer tail to keep it together.
Hook: Mustad C52S #1
Tail: Orange Squirrel
Rib: Large oval gold
Body: Tan A. Jensen Saltwater Dub II or similar over a layer of lead
Wing: Olive Squirrel, 4 Olive Grizzly hackles and Olive & Black Angel Hair
Head: Black and fl. fire orange Antron. Gold eyes. Covered with Bug Bond to just behind the eyes.
