Crayfish patterns

[Cougarbaby]

Boiling water and melted butter yummm

 

[JG63]

Crayfish pattern.
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Very “fishy” looking fly!

 

[JMP]

This is my version of the Al Ritt’s fighting crayfish pattern.

 

[ChuckofWagon]

I tried tying one with no claws. All was going well until I decided to attach rubber legs. I never seem to have a good outcome when I try to tie anything with rubber legs.

Today I'll tie another one without the rubber legs. I'm sure it will come out much better.

 

[PennKev]

Movement and “pushing water” in fly designs is key! Which one of these satisfies that criteria?

I would likely pass on both.

 

[JG63]

I would likely pass on both.

That’s why they both sit in an “X” (experimental) bin

 

[ChuckofWagon]

This was the rubber leg tie.....which is now in the bottom of the garbage can

And this is without rubber legs. I may have selected too long of a soft hackle feather, but I'll let the fish judge that.

 

[Striperbobby]

I fished the west branch of the Brandywine yesterday. Water was running high and fast and still off color so I decided to try a chartreuse clawdad #4 with medium dumbbell eyes. I was fishing for smallies and it was the heaviest fly I had to get down through the current and caught an 18 inch rainbow. I am liking this pattern more and more everytime I fish it and still surprised that a pattern that looks like a cartoon crayfish more than a real crayfish can be such a fish magnet. I originally tied some up for bigger water like susky and conestoga but I have only been able to fish them in the Brandywine so far due to high and muddy water conditions. Can’t wait for the water levels to drop down to safe wading conditions and try them on some bigger fish.