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| The Marmot Special |
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developed the Marmot Special for winter steelhead on the Sandy River.
It is basically an attractor fly tied to suggest a salmon egg with
some of the skein connected to it. It is especially effective when
the water is slightly off color. Glo Bugs and other egg patterns are
also effective in this water type.
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| Glo Bugs |
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like to use the High Sticking method primarily to fish riffles and
pocket water. A strike indicator is needed to track the fly’s path
and determine the subtle takes when dead drifting the fly. Also,
split shot is used to keep the fly close to the bottom. To begin,
hold your arm vertically at a 65 ̊ or 70 ̊ angle and cast up or
across stream. Then, as the line moves down, make quick wrist snap
mends upstream to maintain a natural drift. Downstream mends can
effect a longer drift.
Strikes
are often quick and aggressive so your must be ready to react with a
quick response to set the hook. Also, subtle takes are sometimes
unnoticed so be ready to set the hook at the slightest movement of
the rod tip, the line or the indicator. Again, the old saying of
“When in doubt, set the hook,” comes into play.
Materials:
Hook: 36890
sizes 8-4
Thread: 3/0
black monocord
Tail: Mixed
white and purple hackle fibers
Body: Flat,
medium silver Mylar tinsel
Thorax: Red
hot chenille
Hackle: Purple
and white tied wet
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| Strike Indicators |
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