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This tremendous fly was designed and developed by that famous Catskill tyer, Walt Dette. Ités very popular in upstate New York, and I can see why — ités design is so impressive that it should work anywhere in the country. It combines the features of several flies, the Bivisable, the Renegade and Griffithés Gnat. Ités both a great attractor fly and a good fly to use for both Diptera sp. and Chimarra sp. hatches.
Materials
- Hook: Mustad #94840 or #94833 Sizes: 12-18
- Thread: Cream, 6/0
- Tail: Brown Hackle Fibers
- Body: Peacock Herl
- Rib: Brown Hackle, palmered
- Face: White Hackle
Method
Step #1 Tie in a good base of cream, 6/0 thread.
Step #2 Tie in the Brown Hackle Fibers — tail should be tied short.
Step #3 Tie in both the Peacock Herl and the Brown Hackle rib at the same
time. This way you wonét have to back your thread down the hook
a second time.
Step #4 Wrap the Peacock Herl forward to the throat position and tie it off.
Step #5 Palmer forward your Brown Hackle rib — should be wrapped slightly
heavy.
Step #6 Tie in the White Face Hackle .
Step #7 Wrap and tie off the hackle, tie in the head, trim the fly and add head cement.
The Katterman is also know as the Dark Katterman. There is also a Light Katterman using Ginger Hackle for the tail and rib. This fly should not be confused with another fly by the same name created by Hiram Brobst, the creator of the Heneryville Special.
Tom Deschaine
Iém a retired high school science teacher, living in Westland, Michigan. Iéve been
a hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman my entire life. But, it wasnét until 1984, that a friend of mine introduced me to the sport of fly fishing. I got the ébugé real bad and within a year or two I had added fly tying and rod building to my list of sportsmanés skills.
Over the years, my flies and tying tips have appeared in such magazines as American Angler, Fly Tyer, Fly Fish America and Trout Fisherman, as well as many web sites. I fish with, and tie only dry flies, and I have a special interest in old flies of Michigan origin.
Although I have fished most of the great rivers in this country, my all time favorite is still, my home river, the Au Sable, here in Michigan.
My retirement is now providing me with the time I need to write a little and share with you some of the tips, tricks, patterns and experiences Iéve had over the years.
See you on the wateré
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Originally published May 31, 2014 on Fly Anglers Online by Tom Deschaine, Westland MI.