The Skittle

[NJTroutbum]

Skittle.jpg

The Skittle is a very steady performing all-purpose nymph for both warm and cold water. It does excellent on trout both as a stand-alone nymph or fishes as the trail fly in a tandem rig. In warm water it's a great trailer behind poppers. I tied this pattern originally using chartreuse wire. However, it does very well with orange and yellow wire also. Tie your favorite flavor.

Skittle Recipe

Hook: #12-16 Scud/Emerger
Thread: Olive Uni-Thread
Bead: Gold
Body: Chartruese Ultra-wire / Peacock Herl /Dry Fly Hackle


For a full tying video click on the link below:

http://ralphsflybox.blogspot.com/201...g-skittle.html

[Ed_D]

Ralph, I've never seen one of your videos yet that I regretted watching. This is another good-looking pattern.

Thanks,
Ed

[Jeremy]

Ralph,

Gotta hand it to you, that's just a really cool looking little fly. I'll be adding some to my boxes quick-like!

Jeremy.

[herefishy]

Got some made, now just to get a chance to fish them.

[Rick Z]

Guess what I will be tying tomorrow.

Rick

[Alberto]

Ralph,

Out of curiosity, have you tied it with softer hen hackle? And did you see a difference in the performance of the fly?

Alberto

[NJTroutbum]

Yes...and no. The spun dry hackle has shown to do better.

[NJTroutbum]

Alberto,

Let me clarify. The hen hackle is far too short, and the fibers are too long with the larger feathers. Plus, when you spin the rope, the hen does not stand out on its own as desired.

Ralph

[Joe Billingsley]

Ralph,
What a fish catching looking fly. Do you ever have problems with the wire breaking off when you are spinning the rope?

Joe

[herefishy]

I


I wondered about that, might not be spinning it tight enough in case of.