The Triple-hackle Brookie-hooker

[Justin Witt]

This is a clear-cut variant of a Sex Dungeon, and as such, may not in fact even deserve it’s own name.

[Peter E.]

Wassup with the single hook law?

[Justin Witt]

It’s just part of the way things are down here.

[Peter E.]

Sounds like a pretty good plan to me. Y’all are in the middle of your season now right? So when during the season do you guys really rely on these big streamers? Is there a particular part of the season that it’s the real go to or is it a constant?

[Justin Witt]

In the back-country drainages where I do a lot of my Trout Bum package trips it’s all season with the big streamers.

[Peter E.]

I’ll check it out. No actually I live in Alabama where I write outdoor columns, build canoes, and run trips on the Cahaba. I have to agree, it seems that no matter where you go the bigger fish are more likely to take a bigger bait. This certainly isn’t the rule, but there definitely seems to be a correlation. What I have been really experimenting with lately is large deceiver patterns with a lead wrap on the shank. It does a great job of imitating the bream and shad that the big guys live on.

This was like one of the first that i had come up with, since then they have only gotten bigger. One of the more recent ones I made was built on a 2/0 hook and is about 5″s long. Oh and as a side note, the lead wrap allows for the fly to maintain a natural side to side action in the water. But it seems that the wide profile doesn’t lend itself well to current situations. The water will have the fly swimming on its side in no time.

[Colin M.]

Justin, you do realize that you now need to post a circus poodle tutorial right?! at least a picture c’mon maaaaan!

[Justin Witt]

I’m hesitant, but I guess I’ll come clean.

[Colin M.]

I am going to have to try that long legged approach up this way to see if it makes any difference…okay now you can delete that last post so the secret doesn’t get out!

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