These
old New Zealand hackle-style patterns probably imitate a Koura
(freshwater crayfish), but
can catch fish anywhere. The Red Setter is a highly
regarded Steelhead fly in the American northwest and British
Columbia, particularly when tied with a fluorescent
orange body. Though shown below with two hackles,
depending on the hook size one to three hackles are
used.
Two
patterns, recipes, pictures and history follow:
Red Setter
-- Perhaps the best-known of the New Zealand
hackle-style recipes, this pattern catches more than its fair share of 'bows
running out of Lake Taupo up the Waitahanui, Tauranga-Taupo and Tongariro Rivers. Also, funnily
enough, it is good on lake brown trout in the South Island.
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Red Setter |
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Photo by Peter Frailey
Hook: Sizes 10 to 1/0
Thread: Black
Tail: Brown squirrel tail
Body: Orange chenille, tied in two steps
Hackle: Brown hen, two hackles, one tied
midway and one as a collar |
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Fuzzy Wuzzy
-- An effective night fly using the same hackle style as
the Red Setter. Interestingly, this fly developed
in the early 1940's and was originally tied with black
hackle palmered up the body of the fly? Sound
familiar? A night fly, this is also tied with a
green or yellow body.
