Sculpins

The member here by the name of Smallmouth posted a picture of a fly on another forum and got me messing around with some Sculpin/Goby mimics. Don - Would love to see you post that creation here or any others you might have.

Don't have a whole lot of sculpins (that i know of) around my area but L.Erie is over-run with the Gobies. They are candy to the smallmouth. All of these have heavy heads to get down deep and stay there..... Gobies seldom roam even a few inches off the bottom of the lake.

Top 2 have #4 Mustad Nymph hooks with hematite beads and bead chain eyes. Will either be a 'chuck n' duck' on the fly rod or somewhat short casters on the spinning gear:

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Last one has large powder painted lead eyes. These are plenty heavy to cast with spinning gear but C-n-D on the fly rod works also. Have made up several of this size hook/lead eye clousers and use them for fishing in the river for smallmouth. Have to see how this pattern fares next season.
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Even sent one in for the FF&TJ magazine tying contest for December....

Cool tyes - really like the last one

Great work Russ,,They should mimic a gobbie perfectly..

nice....

very cool.

They definantly look like the real thing.Great tyes.

That would definately pass for a goby!!!!!!! Great looking tie!!

Great Job . Have you ever made one of those into an inline spinner . You will like it if you do .

I like em all but that last one is sweet!

I like em all too!!!! Those are great looking tyes

Thanks everyone! Fun to try and match some odd-ball critters with odd-ball tying styles.

AtticaFish said:

Even sent one in for the FF&TJ magazine tying contest for December....

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Picked up my copy of the new magazine the other day... i did not win but i did get my fly pictured in the magazine. I sent the yarn body tie with the hematite bead nose but by everyones response here i think i should have sent in the Arky B.Tail.

Mine is 3 down and 3 from the left in the bottom section of flies:
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Very impressive.

How cool is this? Way to go AF. :icon14:

Nice Attica

Your famous... your my hero now!

WooHoooo Russ - way to go!!!

Congrats!!!

Great Job!!!

jjsjigs said:

Your famous... your my hero now!

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ha!!! That's almost the same damn thing my 9 yr old daughter said! I showed her the page in the magazine and told her to go through and look at the names of the people who tied them. She saw my name and said i was FAMOUS! Bout made me spit my drink across the room when she said it. They probably got in just as many flies as they pictured.

Next issue's contest is for an 'emerger' pattern. Think i will pass till they have another pattern that i tie more of. Always wish they focused a little more on warm water fly fishing. I want to win one at least.... 100 cash and gifts from their sponsors. :trollin: