Kingfisher Sea Trout Tandem
Fly of the Month 08.24 Sea Trout Tandem
Spotted seatrout are abundant in the sounds of North Carolina and in the many bays along our Atlantic coastline. Together with the gray trout or weakfish, redfish, striped bass, various rays, Taylor bluefish, gulf flounder, Southern flounder, summer flounder, winter flounder, [juvenile] jack, Spanish mackerel. [juvenile] black drum, houndfish and sometimes [juvenile tarpon] a fly fishing angler has a variety of potential hookups with a tandem fly pattern.
The same Clouser Deep Minnow flies used to pursue striped bass work well to catch spotted seatrout and many other fish that reside with spotted seatrout. Especially during the day. However, there are fly patterns beyond the clouser that should be considered.
Fly fishing is often made over complicated. The last thing needed is complications. Keeping things simple is often the key to success. This includes everything from what gadgets you carry, the fly rod, reel and fly line of choice, the leader construction and even fly choice.
From experience, the worst spotted seatrout selection is one that encompasses just one style. Some anglers declare that slim flies are the best and only good fly patterns for sea trout. Those flies are needed, but also, for example, a different silhouette is often needed. So, beyond the clouser series, there is a great choice with the Sea Trout Tandem series, especially for night fly fishing.
Always experiment with new fly patterns. However, also simplify the fly selection over the years and carry fewer, highly productive fly patterns. Carry fly patterns that are tried and tested over decades, each one tied on with the confidence that they have the pedigree to produce. This is a level of confidence one should have whenever attaching a fly.
Night Fly Fishing for Spotted Seatrout
Flies of a similar colour work fine for spotted seatrout, specifically when night fishing. Make them all black and silver, for example. However, make sure that the fly box has flies in different lengths, different weights, and, perhaps most importantly, in different profiles or silhouettes. The silhouette of the fly is the most important factor when night fishing. The silhouette along with the speed and depth at which it is fished is the key to success. The actual movement of the materials in the fly has very little significance at night. With this in mind, less is more.
The preferred fly patterns are the tandem or stinger approach. They are far better hookers, better landers of fish and easy to release with the tandem single hooks. Nothing fancy, just black, blue and silver fished in different lengths. This tends to present a long and thin profile, much like that of a small sand eel, for example. The fly is not bulky, making it easy to cast, even in the longer lengths.
Fly of the Month 08.24 Sea Trout Tandem
Kingfisher Seat Trout Tandem
Hook 1: Stainless steel saltwater
Size: 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8
Hook 2: Stainless steel saltwater, snelled with mono
Size: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 one size smaller than hook 1
Thread: 3/0 Red
Body: Silver tinsel, both hooks
Underwing: White bucktail
Wing: Blue bucktail
Overwing: 4-6 strands peacock herl
Color: Black Magic Blue, Black Magic Yellow, Blue Charm, Blue Demon, Blue Terror,
Butcher, Kingfisher, Night Demon, Peter Ross, Secret Weapon, Sunk Lure, Surface Lure
Note: Fly pattern is 1 1/2 inches to 3-inches long, depending on hook size
Directions:
1- Mount intruder (smaller hook) in vise. Using white thread, begin at the hook eye and make touching wraps to the bend. Return in a like fashion to the start.
2- Select a three or four inch piece of mylar and tie in at the start. Using the white thread wrap the mylar on the side of the hook to the bend. Return the white thread to the start.
3- Advance the mylar in touching turns to the white thread and secure with three or four wraps. Whip finish the white thread and add the red thread to the same spot.
4- Form a small red thread head and whip finish.
5- Apply UV coating to the head and set with UV torch.
6- Select a six inch piece of ten pound monofilament. Even up the tips to form a loop of mono at one end. Put the two tag ends through the hook eye with the loop collaring the hook eye. Draw tight and remove the hook.
7- Mount the longer hook and make thread wraps from the eye to the hook bend with the white thread. Make the smaller hooks mono about two small hook lengths past the bend and tie in the two lengths of mono on top of the hook shank. Wrap in tight turns completely to two eyelengths from the hook eye. Coat the thread wraps with Z ment or equivalent and allow to dry. This results in the small hook being suspended.
8- Select a three or four inch piece of mylar and tie in at the start. Using the white thread wrap the mylar on the side of the hook to the bend. Return the white thread to the start.
9- Advance the mylar in touching turns to the white thread and secure with three or four wraps. Whip finish the white thread and add the red thread to the same spot.
10- Select a small bundle of blue bucktail from the tip of the tail and clean the small fibers. Tie in on top of the hook shank with the red thread and trim the waste at an angle. Cover with thread enough to secure.
11- Select three to four long natural peacock herls and tie in on top of the hook shank. Trim any waste.
12- Form a red thread head sufficient to cover the work, whip finish and coat with UV. Cure to finish.
-Tom Adams, Alen Baker
Spotted seatrout are abundant in the sounds of North Carolina and in the many bays along our Atlantic coastline. Together with the gray trout or weakfish, redfish, striped bass, various rays, Taylor bluefish, gulf flounder, Southern flounder, summer flounder, winter flounder, [juvenile] jack, Spanish mackerel. [juvenile] black drum, houndfish and sometimes [juvenile tarpon] a fly fishing angler has a variety of potential hookups with a tandem fly pattern.
The same Clouser Deep Minnow flies used to pursue striped bass work well to catch spotted seatrout and many other fish that reside with spotted seatrout. Especially during the day. However, there are fly patterns beyond the clouser that should be considered.
Fly fishing is often made over complicated. The last thing needed is complications. Keeping things simple is often the key to success. This includes everything from what gadgets you carry, the fly rod, reel and fly line of choice, the leader construction and even fly choice.
From experience, the worst spotted seatrout selection is one that encompasses just one style. Some anglers declare that slim flies are the best and only good fly patterns for sea trout. Those flies are needed, but also, for example, a different silhouette is often needed. So, beyond the clouser series, there is a great choice with the Sea Trout Tandem series, especially for night fly fishing.
Always experiment with new fly patterns. However, also simplify the fly selection over the years and carry fewer, highly productive fly patterns. Carry fly patterns that are tried and tested over decades, each one tied on with the confidence that they have the pedigree to produce. This is a level of confidence one should have whenever attaching a fly.
Night Fly Fishing for Spotted Seatrout
Flies of a similar colour work fine for spotted seatrout, specifically when night fishing. Make them all black and silver, for example. However, make sure that the fly box has flies in different lengths, different weights, and, perhaps most importantly, in different profiles or silhouettes. The silhouette of the fly is the most important factor when night fishing. The silhouette along with the speed and depth at which it is fished is the key to success. The actual movement of the materials in the fly has very little significance at night. With this in mind, less is more.
The preferred fly patterns are the tandem or stinger approach. They are far better hookers, better landers of fish and easy to release with the tandem single hooks. Nothing fancy, just black, blue and silver fished in different lengths. This tends to present a long and thin profile, much like that of a small sand eel, for example. The fly is not bulky, making it easy to cast, even in the longer lengths.
Fly of the Month 08.24 Sea Trout Tandem
Kingfisher Seat Trout Tandem
Hook 1: Stainless steel saltwater
Size: 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8
Hook 2: Stainless steel saltwater, snelled with mono
Size: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 one size smaller than hook 1
Thread: 3/0 Red
Body: Silver tinsel, both hooks
Underwing: White bucktail
Wing: Blue bucktail
Overwing: 4-6 strands peacock herl
Color: Black Magic Blue, Black Magic Yellow, Blue Charm, Blue Demon, Blue Terror,
Butcher, Kingfisher, Night Demon, Peter Ross, Secret Weapon, Sunk Lure, Surface Lure
Note: Fly pattern is 1 1/2 inches to 3-inches long, depending on hook size
Directions:
1- Mount intruder (smaller hook) in vise. Using white thread, begin at the hook eye and make touching wraps to the bend. Return in a like fashion to the start.
2- Select a three or four inch piece of mylar and tie in at the start. Using the white thread wrap the mylar on the side of the hook to the bend. Return the white thread to the start.
3- Advance the mylar in touching turns to the white thread and secure with three or four wraps. Whip finish the white thread and add the red thread to the same spot.
4- Form a small red thread head and whip finish.
5- Apply UV coating to the head and set with UV torch.
6- Select a six inch piece of ten pound monofilament. Even up the tips to form a loop of mono at one end. Put the two tag ends through the hook eye with the loop collaring the hook eye. Draw tight and remove the hook.
7- Mount the longer hook and make thread wraps from the eye to the hook bend with the white thread. Make the smaller hooks mono about two small hook lengths past the bend and tie in the two lengths of mono on top of the hook shank. Wrap in tight turns completely to two eyelengths from the hook eye. Coat the thread wraps with Z ment or equivalent and allow to dry. This results in the small hook being suspended.
8- Select a three or four inch piece of mylar and tie in at the start. Using the white thread wrap the mylar on the side of the hook to the bend. Return the white thread to the start.
9- Advance the mylar in touching turns to the white thread and secure with three or four wraps. Whip finish the white thread and add the red thread to the same spot.
10- Select a small bundle of blue bucktail from the tip of the tail and clean the small fibers. Tie in on top of the hook shank with the red thread and trim the waste at an angle. Cover with thread enough to secure.
11- Select three to four long natural peacock herls and tie in on top of the hook shank. Trim any waste.
12- Form a red thread head sufficient to cover the work, whip finish and coat with UV. Cure to finish.
-Tom Adams, Alen Baker