Cutthroat Fly Patterns

**Jim Dingsdale** · September 13th, 2008, 08:38 PM

Whatcha got?
This one is called Mike's Favorite.

Thread: Black

Hook: Mustad #9671 or 9672 #4-8

Body: Silver Tinsel

Throat: White Calftail length of hook shank

Wing: White Calftail
Orange Krystal Hair
Green Krystal Hair
Black Krystal Hair

This pattern works well for cutts and salmon.
Enjoy.

**phearless** · September 13th, 2008, 09:39 PM

Very nice Jim
I will post a pic for this pattern later.

This is for freshwater cutties.

I don't have a name for it, and don't remember where I first got it.

Basically a wooly bugger.

Hook: 2x or 3x long your fave. I like ringeyes # 8,10,12

Bead: Copper is my fave, but all colours will work on different days

Tail: Black ostrich herl 2/3 shank length.

Flash in tail, I like to use red krystal flash or UV or whatever grabs me. It all works sooner or later.

Body hackle: Red short

Body: peacock herl or peacock plastic type chenille.

I have caught a crap load of cutties in the Harrison and the sloughs on this.

**Jim Dingsdale** · September 14th, 2008, 04:03 PM

Hi, Fred.

Just tied up one of your cutthroat buggers and wondered if I could post it?
If not, I'll send it to you in a personal e-mail.
Want to see if it is right.
Looks really good.

**phearless** · September 14th, 2008, 09:29 PM

Fly at 'er Jim.
Thanks for posting it.

**Jim Dingsdale** · September 14th, 2008, 09:33 PM

Does this look like it?

**Jim Dingsdale** · September 14th, 2008, 09:43 PM

It's like pulling teeth to get some people to share their patterns.:wallbash:
Sharing which river I fish is another matter.

**phearless** · September 14th, 2008, 10:02 PM

Very close.
A little more ostrich in the tail.
I like to use a good pinch, probably 10 or so and not pinch the ends to keep the natural taper if possible.
I find the hardest thing is getting red hackle short enough that is not too stiff.

**Jim Dingsdale** · September 15th, 2008, 11:16 AM

This is a pattern I designed a few years ago for cutties.
Use a size 12- 20 hook. Body is varigated yellow and black fine chenille.
Better body is one turn of black chenille, one turn of yellow chenille,
one turn of black chenille and then a small black hackle.
When I first used this fly several fish on almost every cast would hammer it
until one got hooked.

**Jim Dingsdale** · September 15th, 2008, 07:37 PM

Here is a pattern I designed in 1982 and forgot about.
It works well on cutties in the river and at the beach.
Very simple tie.
The first fly I tried to tie called "The Ding Dong Special".