Sculpin Pattern

[pspaint]

LEHB, it's definitely upon us! Soon as the streams drop they should be pretty loaded up. I like Dave Whitlocks sculpin but I haven't tried it on the steelies.

[Lake Erie High Ball]

Thanks for all the replies guys.

I am going to tie up 3 different patterns…make that 4 (not giving up on my wooly-bugger) and see what produces more.

I like the looks of the Whitlock and I like to spin hair.
Side note on my olive deer hair, the cat took it off my desk and my father-n-laws
dog (May he rest in peace (my father-n-law not the dog) did a real number on it. I still have enough I can use but
what a mess.

I also like the wool head and picked up some olive wool to make some up.

The 3rd pattern is going to be for a smaller sculpin pattern made of pine squirrel.

I have never used a sculpin pattern for steelhead but got it as a tip from an Orvis rep at a steelhead expo. I tie for some of the guys I fish with who wanted to give it a try. It looks like I will miss the fall run this year but didn't want the season to go by without doing something related to fly-fishing.

If it is a successful pattern I will tie the articulated one (which is a big pattern) and see what I can hook up with. I don't believe I will tie what's easiest or fastest I will go with production then tweek it till it no longer looks like a sculpin and resembles a squirrel drowning.

Thanks Again
Sean

[mahanvey]

Here is Kelly Galloups "Wooly Sculpin" I like it the best of all the ones I've tried....
http://www.schmidtoutfitters.com/ind...roduct_id=1890

[Lake Erie High Ball]

Thanks Mahanvey,

I tied up a few of those.

I never had any trouble spinning deer hair but I am having a heck of a time stacking wool.

[LadyFisher]

Sandy? That's a bad link to the Pig Sticker method....