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Hi-Tail Craw
This is
a wild woolly bugger pattern variation with some notable differences.
The cool aspect of this fly is the foam butt
that makes the hook end fly ride up. The jig
hook used along with the barbell head weight,
makes it ride upside down the somewhat weedless
- like a stand up jig (which is basically what
it is).
I picked it
from fly fishing guru Tim Holschlag. I'm unsure
whether he developed it or modified a similar
pattern. Nonetheless, it can be a great crayfish
pattern as it sinks quickly and rides in the
water like the real thing.
Here's another variation from local fly tier Dave
Kollmann:
Materials:
- Jig
hook w/90 or 60 degree bend; or streamer
hooks down turned eye - Size 4 - 8
- Claws: Rabbit Strip - orange
- Body Orange, Brown, or Olive chenille
- Brown body hackle (palmered stern to
bow)
- Float: Foam material
- Dumbbell or barbell eyes, various
weight, most common 1/16 oz.
Tying Instructions
- Use the
your favorite (or available) jig or streamer hook size
#6 - #2
- Use olive or brown thread.
- Tie in
barbell inside the bend, as shown.
- Tie in a 1/4 inch wide piece of foam -
just at the start of the bend.
- Tie in a one inch long by 1/8 inch wide
strip of rabbit fur on either side of the
foam allowing the foam to act as a divider,
splaying out the rabbit strips.
- Tie in your hackle, try to match the
body chenille color and the hackle color.
- Bring the
chenille forward and tie it down, just short of the
barbell.
- Palmer in your hackle starting with the
small end and bringing the longer fibers
toward the front of the fly.
- Tie off with a small whip finish and epoxy or otherwise glue - or just leave
it, like I do and wait for it to unravel;
then swear.
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