Freshwater Deceivers

RIPOGENUS DECEIVER Submitted By Will Taylor

RIPOGENUS DECEIVER THREAD white 6/0; change to black for the head HOOK TMC 7999 #6 TAIL two light blue or kingfisher blue saddle hackles, flanked by 2 grizzly saddles; then 2 strands pearl flashabou and 2 strands pearl krystal flash each side BODY white tying thread, lacquered to secure the tail materials COLLAR ventrolateral, white bucktail; dorsal ("wing"), 3 strands each side yellow krystal flash topped with medium grey bucktail TOPPING 4 strands fine peacock herl THROAT small bunch red krystal flash, cut short HEAD black thead; cement with penetrating head cement, finish with Loon Outdoors Black Hard Head Fly Finish EYES(OPTIONAL) painted on head, white with black pupil Will's Comments This pattern was inspired by Eddie Reif's Ripogenus Smelt, a popular casting and trolling streamer for landlocked salmon in Maine, and one of my favorite blue patterns. Back To The "Traditional New England" Deceiver Patterns Page Recommend this page to a friend Want to comment this page? Fill out the form below. Comment Only comments in English are accepted! Your name Your email Preview comment All comments will be screened by the GFF staff before publication. No HTML, images or links, please - we do not publish such comments... And only English language comments will be published. Name and email is optional but recommended. The email will be shown in a disguised form in the final comment to protect you against spam You can see other public comments on this page If you want to submit a private comment, not for publication, use this form   Did you find the above interesting? A few random articles for your entertainment Three in Norway A great book about Victorian Englishmen hunting and fishing in Norway. This edition with the original drawings - with map and fifty-nine drawings on wood from the original sketches by the author, as it says on the title leaf - is global class! June 4th 2004 GFF e-cards A long time ago we had a very popular eCard service on GFF, but due to technical changes we had to shut it down. Now we have a new and better service up and running with plenty beautiful pictures for you to mail off to friends and loved ones on the Internet. November 25th 2004 Reel care The second part on keeping your fly fishing gear in the best possible condition. This time about reels: how to clean them, how to store them. By fishing guide Roland Henrion, whose expertise results in good and sound advice. February 28th 2005 Better fishing pictures: Go close This is the first little article in a small series on taking better fishing pictures. The first chapter is about going closer to your subject when you photograph. The closer you go, the better you get the picture focussed and the viewer's attention. March 16th 2006 A Global Fly Fisher Publication Copyright © 1994 - 2008, Joergensen/Petti/Schweitzer/Skehan Portions of this site copyright © the contributors. All rights reserved. This material is for personal use only. Do not distribute without prior written consent from each copyright holder. Comments and suggestions are welcome