video - Kate McLaren Variant

[Hans Weilenmann]

Kate McLaren Variant
Hook: Kamasan B175 #12
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Cock, cree
Rib: Tinsel, oval silver
Tail: GP Crest
Body: Seal, black
Body hackle: Cock, black


Video here - please view in HD, if able:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxxOlX9cF5E


Cheers,
Hans W

[Gandolf]

Hans,

Nicely Done! The video is well done, and I enjoyed watching. Thanks!

Thanks and regards,

Gandolf

[AlanB]

One of our mainstay flies here in the Highlands. As good now as its always been.

Cheers,
C.

[TyroneFly]

Great looking fly. How is it normally fished?

[Hans Weilenmann]

Great looking fly. How is it normally fished?

TF,

The Kate McLaren tends to be fished, from a boat, as the top fly of a team of three. The point and middle fly are generally wet patterns, fished sub-surface. The top fly, or bob fly, is off the main leader on a short dropper line, skims the surface (or "bobs the waves").

In areas, such as B.C., where only single flies are allowed, one can still fish these patterns effectively by building a similar leader setup, i.e. have the top fly off a short dropper line, and leave the remainder of the leader trailing (fly-less) to "anchor" and allow the top fly to "bob".

For those not familiar with the traditional leader setup - here is an image:

http://www.wildquest.co.uk/images/ph...sLochStyle.gif

Cheers,
Hans W

[AlanB]

...And great sport it provides. The takes can be amazing.
Cheers,
A.

[ScottP]

Lovely fly; a lot prettier than the Thingamabobbers I use.

Regards,
Scott

[AlanB]

You would be hard pressed to find a trout fisherman here in the Highlands who doesn't have some in their box. It is a standard pattern here. I tie them like Hans' example for the middle dropper. For the top dropper I put a lot more hackle on it. It is often tied with a muddler head as well. Known then as a Muddled Kate.
Cheers,
A.

[TyroneFly]

TF,

The Kate McLaren tends to be fished, from a boat, as the top fly of a team of three. The point and middle fly are generally wet patterns, fished sub-surface. The top fly, or bob fly, is off the main leader on a short dropper line, skims the surface (or "bobs the waves").

In areas, such as B.C., where only single flies are allowed, one can still fish these patterns effectively by building a similar leader setup, i.e. have the top fly off a short dropper line, and leave the remainder of the leader trailing (fly-less) to "anchor" and allow the top fly to "bob".

For those not familiar with the traditional leader setup - here is an image:

http://www.wildquest.co.uk/images/ph...sLochStyle.gif

Cheers,
Hans W

Han's thank you for the explanation and link.

[Donald Nicolson]

Anybody who is like me, can't get enough books on fly fishing, I can recommend a couple of books by Stan Headley, "The Flies of Scotland", and "The Loch Fisher's Bible".
The first book contains flies for River and Loch.
The second is probably the best contemporary book on Loch Style Fishing.
Both highlr recommended.