I was reading an old article by Bob Boese tonight about a fly he calls the Boudreaux. (The article is titled “Namesake Flies”) I had never heard anyone mention this pattern, but my curiosity will make me tie a few up to test out. Looks like a fairly simple tie.
Zac
I’m thinking it would be great for shell crackers…
Hard to go wrong with it!
Looks good. I think I will try a few. Also I think that using either Emu or Ostrich in lieu of the rooster hackle might work.
Tim
Here’s my version of it…
Chewy Boudreaux’s by El Frito, on Flickr
Curtis, those look nice!
http://flyanglersonline.com/features/bobboese/112408.php
The link, to save the next angler a moment or two.
Ed
Well thanks, Ed! (in my best Jonny Carson impersonation)
I just tied up a couple with silver tinsel and grizzly hackle. They will catch fish! Chris, I haven’t ever caught many shellcrackers, but from what I understand about 'em, you’re probably right.
Best fly ever. We had a roundtable discussion the other day and Ray Boudreaux has developed a size 4 version he uses for redfish – and it works. I still like it as a dropper below some floating fly, but many around here used two in tandem and drag the bottom. I tried that this afternoon and took several nice bluegill.
Nice fish, Bob! I took three Boudreaux flies out for a test drive tonight. Two were silver with grizzly hackle, and one had a body made of UV red krystal flash and grizzly hackle. I’ll tell ya what, folks… this fly works! Looks buggy in the water, and something about it triggers strikes. I put mine a foot or so under a Thingamabobber, and that Thing just wouldn’t quit dancing!
Excellent, simple fly. Well worth tying up a mess and throwing at some fish!
Can we get a material list for your version?
How about a Tying video?
Thanks.
Mike P.
Scorpion, if you look in the link that EdD provided, in post #7, there is a step by step tying instructions.
I think he was looking for the pattern to tie the Chewy Boudreaux.
Zac I really like that fly thanks for posting it.
Skip
Yeah, Mike, I’ll throw one together soon.
