I caught a 16" rainbow out of Martha Lake (Warm Beach) on this pattern:
size 8 hook
Gold Bead head
black size 6/0 thread
Black Marabou tail
gold fine tinsel
Black shlappen hackle
Olive chennille.
Basically, tie this one up like a regular woolley bugger, but tie in the shlappen first by the tip and palmer forward. After that, palmer in the tinsel between the hackle to enhance the action provided by the shlappen.
I fished this one in the shallows of Martha Lake around some submerged logs and scored a big fatty. At first I thought I snagged one of the logs, but, after two more knocks at the door, I knew I had a big visitor at the door. No jumps, but I felt like I was back at Dry Falls--except for the cold-assed water. This one gave up more of a struggle than those heat-exhausted desert trout, though.
size 8 hook
Gold Bead head
black size 6/0 thread
Black Marabou tail
gold fine tinsel
Black shlappen hackle
Olive chennille.
Basically, tie this one up like a regular woolley bugger, but tie in the shlappen first by the tip and palmer forward. After that, palmer in the tinsel between the hackle to enhance the action provided by the shlappen.
I fished this one in the shallows of Martha Lake around some submerged logs and scored a big fatty. At first I thought I snagged one of the logs, but, after two more knocks at the door, I knew I had a big visitor at the door. No jumps, but I felt like I was back at Dry Falls--except for the cold-assed water. This one gave up more of a struggle than those heat-exhausted desert trout, though.