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Stuff That Works: The Autumn Splendor
By Kirk Deeter
Most guides will tell you they have certain fly patterns they consider "money bugs." These come in handy when the chips are down, the fish are picky, and their tip is on the line. This is is my number one money bug-- the Autumn Splendor streamer. Created by Tim Heng in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley 20 years ago, this fly is either ugly enough to scare trout into submission, or juicy enough to make them drool. Either way, they eat it.
Granted, the Woolly Bugger may be the world's best-loved and most-fished streamer, but the Autumn Splendor has a (rubber) leg up on the old standard. I really like how it oscillates, and displaces water as you strip it along the bank. For optimal results, sweep this fly in front of boulders, and strip it along the banks and through deep current seams. If it doesn't get down deep enough, add a BB of split shot, (or form some Mojo Mud soft weight) right above the cone. Mix your retrieves... some days trout like fast, long strips, and others they like it slow and choppy. Stick with the cadence that works best on that day.
By the way, because of it's close-to-crawfish color, this fly can also be deadly effective on largemouth bass, as well as carp.
Here's a step-by-step guide for tying the Autumn Splendor from master fly tier Charlie Craven, owner of Charlie's Fly Box in Arvada, Colorado.
Deeter
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Comments (16)
Close to crawfish color? Have crawfish gone Hollywood? If one of those was hanging on a limb, out over a waterfalls, I'd risk life and limb trying to reach out of my driftboat, and retrieve it!...the catch of the day!
Similar enough to a pattern I use. Those rubber legs do move a lot on their own under the water.
My new favorite is the tequilly (sp). Very similar in that wooly bugger shape..also with rubber legs. Thing kills it.
I like flies that are easy to tie and effective. I'll include a few of these in my box this fall.
I forgot to add,
Paul should get a cut if he has to hold the fly.
I think that the way guys now where earrings that someone should tie one of these, and make an earring out of it. Who will be the first to step up to the plate, and let folks know you are a fly angler?
Where, or wear....come on somebody WEAR one!
I've had some very good luck with them. Tell you what I'm glad to have in my box lately is a mini Chernobyl Ant size 12. Hoppers are the norm in August but the ants are killin it lately!
i aint no fly fisher...or a fisherman at all, but that dont look appitizing to me, i cant believe a fish would fall for a ball of yarn.
Where can I buy a few of these? PS I only use non-toxic materials in field & stream so I will stick to Mojo Mud.
Thansk!
Alice
Assistant Blogger
www.flyfishingwithdaughters.com
G Loomis 7 ft, 4 wt - the lucky rod
Orvis Silver label 9 ft, 5 wt
Orvis Clearwater 8.5 ft, 6 wt
Orvis Clearwater II 9 ft, 8 wt
Deet ~ pinch that barb and I'd use it...over and over again.
Got the color of Randal Kaufmann's Skykomish Sunrise...with legs.
Pilot error...that's Kaufmann's Snohomish Sunrise.
Showin your age count...It is Skykomish, and kaufmann's Sunrise? Can't be Kaufmann's I do not think. I'd bet it was one of those early steelheaders in the WestCoast Hall of Steelhead fame, like Ralph Wall, or Enos Bradner, or Harry Lamire. Walt Johnson, or Sid Glasso...one of those old farts like you. :) Remember that Glasso guy from the Olympic Penninsula? He was a school teacher, and a fabulous fly tier. I always wanted to choke a Blue Heron,( we called them Shy Pokes on the Snoqualmie, because they poked around catching fish, and were very shy) and tie one of his spey flies...never did, and would have embarrassed myself. They would never have looked like his creations.
Count..I googled it up...the Skykomish Sunrise was designed by Seattle's George McLeod in 1938. George was another of those steelhead, flyfishing pioneers.
Pretty fly. Lol.. ahaha. But I love this article. Would love to read more and more of it ..keep it coming please for I will also make articles inspired from this website. Do visit it here http://www.sammaka.com/ and let me know what you think about it. Thanks ahead. :)
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Close to crawfish color? Have crawfish gone Hollywood? If one of those was hanging on a limb, out over a waterfalls, I'd risk life and limb trying to reach out of my driftboat, and retrieve it!...the catch of the day!
Similar enough to a pattern I use. Those rubber legs do move a lot on their own under the water.
My new favorite is the tequilly (sp). Very similar in that wooly bugger shape..also with rubber legs. Thing kills it.
I like flies that are easy to tie and effective. I'll include a few of these in my box this fall.
I forgot to add,
Paul should get a cut if he has to hold the fly.
I think that the way guys now where earrings that someone should tie one of these, and make an earring out of it. Who will be the first to step up to the plate, and let folks know you are a fly angler?
Where, or wear....come on somebody WEAR one!
I've had some very good luck with them. Tell you what I'm glad to have in my box lately is a mini Chernobyl Ant size 12. Hoppers are the norm in August but the ants are killin it lately!
i aint no fly fisher...or a fisherman at all, but that dont look appitizing to me, i cant believe a fish would fall for a ball of yarn.
Where can I buy a few of these? PS I only use non-toxic materials in field & stream so I will stick to Mojo Mud.
Thansk!
Alice
Assistant Blogger
www.flyfishingwithdaughters.com
G Loomis 7 ft, 4 wt - the lucky rod
Orvis Silver label 9 ft, 5 wt
Orvis Clearwater 8.5 ft, 6 wt
Orvis Clearwater II 9 ft, 8 wt
Deet ~ pinch that barb and I'd use it...over and over again.
Got the color of Randal Kaufmann's Skykomish Sunrise...with legs.
Pilot error...that's Kaufmann's Snohomish Sunrise.
Showin your age count...It is Skykomish, and kaufmann's Sunrise? Can't be Kaufmann's I do not think. I'd bet it was one of those early steelheaders in the WestCoast Hall of Steelhead fame, like Ralph Wall, or Enos Bradner, or Harry Lamire. Walt Johnson, or Sid Glasso...one of those old farts like you. :) Remember that Glasso guy from the Olympic Penninsula? He was a school teacher, and a fabulous fly tier. I always wanted to choke a Blue Heron,( we called them Shy Pokes on the Snoqualmie, because they poked around catching fish, and were very shy) and tie one of his spey flies...never did, and would have embarrassed myself. They would never have looked like his creations.
Count..I googled it up...the Skykomish Sunrise was designed by Seattle's George McLeod in 1938. George was another of those steelhead, flyfishing pioneers.
Pretty fly. Lol.. ahaha. But I love this article. Would love to read more and more of it ..keep it coming please for I will also make articles inspired from this website. Do visit it here http://www.sammaka.com/ and let me know what you think about it. Thanks ahead. :)
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