The Arkansas Bucktail - a classic bass fly! A New Podcast

[cornmuse]

The Arkansas Bucktail, sometimes known as the Ozark Bucktail, dates from at least the early 1930's according to my research. It is quite likely a lot older than that. It is a self-weedless fly with the bucktail wing protecting the hook point. It was fished behind an in-line spinner and that's still the way I like to fish it. It is most definitely a largemouth bass fly, but I've taken more than a few pickerel on this one. I like it in larger sizes and fish it in the autumn with a stacatto strip retrieve. You'll find detailed tying instructions and a Podcast-ready video at http://www.flyfishohio.com. Windows Media version is also available. As always, these tying videos are free for download and you are welcome to use these for club activities, instructions, etc...

Let me know what you think!

Joe C.

[dixieangler]

Joe,

Those reverse tied bucktails are good weedless flies. Very nice Bass fly. Not your run of the mill reverse tied bucktail. Real nice looking one .

[cornmuse]

It's a neat pattern, all right. What I like best about it is that its tied with two materials (three if you count the thread), is effective, is traditional and...........


No fish has seen it in years!!!



Joe C.

[rrhyne56]

That is a good looking fly!

[waynep]

I tied one last night on a #4 hook. It was pretty easy to tie. I left off the flash, out of forgetfullness rather than by design. I am going to make up a few more.

wayne

[fish4trout]

Very cool video!!!!

[rrhyne56]

I tried tying on a #8 hook, it was not easy at all. The bucktail is simply too big to come out proportionally correct as I see it.

[RG/AR]

Robin, you have to shorten the bucktail when tying in on smaller hooks, also use very small clumps. Trust me, you can tie way smaller than #8's in this manner. You can also take hair from the base of the bucktail where the hair is smaller and finer.[/code]