Mac Daddy
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Mac Daddy (side)
Mac Daddy (top)
Mac Daddy (bottom)
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Fly: Andy Simon, photographs: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
Size 4-10 3x long nymph hook |
| Thread: |
6/0 dark red uni-thread |
| Eyes: |
Lead eyes |
| Weight: |
Lead wire wrapped around that hook |
| Claws: |
Matched pair of pheasant body feather |
| Rear legs: |
Orange zonked strip, rapped around shank |
| Body: |
Orange rabbit dubbing |
| Feelers: |
Pheasant tail fibers |
| Hackle: |
Brown rooster neck, tied palmer style |
| Rib: |
Large green ultra wire |
| Shellback: |
Olive Raffia, with a coat of Softex over it |
Note: This is a great pattern for large trout and bass anywhere crawfish live. This fly is a little time consuming to tie, but its well worth it. The great action it provides attracts fish that don’t even look at other offerings. Fish the Mac Daddy close to the bottom, with 6-inch strips. Every 5 or so strips, give the fly an aggressive strip twice as long and twice as fast as the normal strip.
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