How come noone has ever thought of a salamander fly?
I mean, I'm sure someone has made them but never shown them off.
I'm working on one now, will post pictures when I'm done.
Also what materials might make a soft, shiny body?
salamander flies?
How come noone has ever thought of a salamander fly?
I mean, I'm sure someone has made them but never shown them off.
I'm working on one now, will post pictures when I'm done.
Also what materials might make a soft, shiny body?
Last edited by Panfisha; 01-28-2009 at 07:37 PM.
There are some salamander patterns out there. The ones I've seen are usually tied for largemouth bass or pike. Commonly have zonker strip bodies with wool-head or packed deer-hair head (shaped), and also some rubber legs/gills.
Would like to see your pattern!
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
for a soft shiny body, try foam with fabric paint on it. I imagine that would also be good for a salamander type fly. the only salamander flies ive seen though are realistic flies not meant for fishing.
I dont have many materials to work with at the moment, but this is what I thought up.
The tail is 3 strands of rubber legs, the flashback is flashabou, the under body is hairline dubbing (all I had), and the arms and legs are suede. I think a stretch tubing underbody would be better.
Diet?
I have never found a salamander in the gut of any bass that I have kept.
Also, I have seen salamanders swimming unconcerned that large fish were inches from them.
In my part of the world I don't think that salamanders are a desireable food for the bass.
Ed
" Fishermen, hunters, wood choppers, and others,
spending their lives in the fields and woods,
in a peculiar sense a part of Nature themselves,
are often in a more favorable mood for observing her,
in the intervals of their pursuits,
than philosophers or poets even,
who approach her with expectation."
Henry David Thoreau
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