Six (6), size ten, Bluegill Flies tied with a black and yellow grizzly marabou tail, synthetic Lichen Straggle Leg underbody, 2mm yellow foam and black/yellow round rubber legs.

The open back on this pattern creates a unique disturbance on the water’s surface that is irresistible to big bluegills.. The original fly that I was gifted many years ago had a solid black marabou tail and a natural peacock herl body. The fly is a proven fish getter but the natural peacock body would get shredded after a few fish. Over the years I made some improvements including adding a wire rib to protect the fragile peacock herl. These days I tie the pattern with Semperfli’s synthetic peacock herl or Straggle Legs (for more flash and movement) which makes the fly “bomb proof”. This version also swaps out the traditional solid black tail with a black and yellow grizzly marabou.

Tied on an Allen S402BL (barbless) long shank hook.