Fur Burger Fly Tying Tutorial - blog.fishwest.com

Nick Granato
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Hook: Gamakatsu B10s # 2
Eyes: Pseudo Eyes Plus Large
Tail: Craft Fur
Foul Guard: Calves Tail
Body and Head: Custom Blended Dubbing, one part wool one part mixed ice wing fiber.

A head on shot to show the wide bait profile.

I developed this baitfish pattern while fishing for late season Wipers. In the fall they feed heavily on gizzard shad and often times form surface boils. Even though it’s a total feeding frenzy they get selective on size and profile, especially later on in the season after they’ve been heavily pressured by conventional tackle anglers with plugs and large crank baits. Many of my friends do well on EP and Clouser Minnow but thats a little to plain jane for me and I prefer a pattern with maximum movement at rest as well on the move. This patter proved extremely effect and can be tied in any size, color or profile to match any bait fish you’d like to imitate.

pliers hold a hook with a red eye tied on — Tie in the eyes.

pliers hold a hook with red eye and craft fur tied on — Tie in a generous amount of craft fur.

Dub generously up the shank, stopping behind the eye.

dubbing picked out looks fluffier — Pick out the dubbing.

small clump of calves tail tied into fly — Tie in a small clump of calves tail. This will keep the craft fur from fouling.

roll and stack a clump of dubbing, then fold it over itself — Roll and stack a clump of dubbing, then fold it over itself. Tie in the dubbing with two light wraps before cinching down hard and advancing the thread. Similar to tying in deer hair or wool.

Picked out dubbing looks fluffier — Pick it out.

a yellow green color of dubbing is added to the fly — Repeat and tie in the top color of dubbing.

dubbing is spread out while angler works on tying the fly — Advance the thread all the way to the eye, and tie in the bottom clump.

dubbing is spread out while angler ties the fly — Repeat with the top clump.

head is created by advancing the thread in front of the dubbing and wrapping back — Advance the thread in front of the dubbing clumps, and wrap back, creating a head.

picking out the fly — Use a comb or indicator brush to pick out the fly.

gluing the head of the fly — Glue the head.

close-up image shows blend of multiple colors of dubbing — You can blend dubbing to achieve any color.

hand holds fish mouth open, fur burger is visible far back inside the mouth — Choking on a fur burger.

angler holds fish by the mouth, while the sun sets behind them, coloring the sky pink and yellow and purple and blue — A late evening eater.

golden light bathes angler and the fish he caught, presumably with a fur burger — Another eater.

hand holding a fish by the mouth over dark water — The slab.

You can read more about Nick Granato on his blog at http://www.flyobsession.com

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