High Mountain Cutties

My dad and I headed to the hills yesterday around 4:30AM for some cutthroat action. We hiked into the lake, and immediately saw cruisers up shallow. I took off in the float tube, and quickly missed a fish. I then hooked a giant, who I lost after around 1 minute of fighting. I hooked up again around 10 ft down the bank, and got in my first fish, a 17in cuttie. I caught and lost a few more, and then we hiked to the next lake. My dad quickly lost a fish, and then caught a nice cuttie. I hooked and lost a brown, and quickly caught a nice brown. We went back to the first lake, and my dad got one on a dry, And after a while, he gave me the tube again. I went over and caught 4 more fat fish, all between 17 and 19in, along with losing a few. I hooked one trolling back over to return the boat as well, but I lost him. My dad went over and caught a few more, and to close off the day, he caught a big one trolling back to pack up. Overall, it was a killer day, and for the first time ever, I out fished my dad fly fishing 8 fish to 4! All fish were released. Video here: High Mountain Cutties
Tight Lines
Rob

Fly Tying - Matt Grajewski's No Name Streamer

Link to video: Fly Tying - Matt Grajewski's No Name Streamer
This is a fly that I found on Matt's fly obsession website. It was originally just a sketch that he threw together, but when I tried tying it, what I got was truly a masterpiece of a fly! So I figured, lets throw one together ant make a video! So here is the result... Matt Grajewski's No Name Streamer.
Recipe:
Back Hook: #2 Aberdeen
Tail: Magnum zonkered rabbit strip
Under Tail: Bucktail
Body: Polar Chenille
Wing: Magnum zonkered rabbit strip
Front Wing: Marabou

Front Hook: #2 Aberdeen
Eyes: Large dumbbell eyes
Connection: Bedalon wire
Beads: 3 Large Beads
Tail: Marabou on top and bottom
Body: Polar Chenille
Wing: Magnum zonkered rabbit strip
Gills: Grizzly marabou
Flash: Krystal flash
Over Wing: Magnum zonkered rabbit strip
Head: Senyo's laser dub, trimmed to shape.

Streamers

Spent the morning down at the vise to crank out a bit of meat. Here's what I tied up;

Nick Seiler's Cleveland Streamer
Back half
Hook: #2 aberdeen
Tail: 2 saddle hackles
Body: palmered marabou (2 colors) and cactus chenille
Hackle: schlapen
Wing: bucktail clump
Legs: silli legs
Front half
Connection: 50lb power pro
Beads: 2 large glass beads
Hook: #2 aberdeen
Body: palmered marabou and cactus chenille
Hackle: schlapen
Wing: bucktail clump
Legs: silli legs
Head: laser dub
Eyes: large mirage eyes

Mike Schmidt's Mufasa
Back Half
Hook: #2 aberdeen
Tail: marabou
Body: cactus chenille
Hackle: 2 colors of schlapen
Legs: silli legs
Wing: marabou
Front half
Connection: 50lb power pro
Beads: 2 large glass beads
Hook: #2 aberdeen
Tail: marabou
Body: cactus chenille
Hackle: 2 colors of schlapen
Legs: silli legs
Wing: marabou
Collar: laser dub
Head: fish skull

Kelly Galloup's Circus Peanut
Back Half
Hook: #2 aberdeen
Tail: marabou
Body: cactus chenille
Hackle: schlapen
Legs: silli legs
Front Half
Connection: 50lb power pro
Beads: 2 medium glass beads
Hook: #2 aberdeen
Body: cactus chenille
Hackle: schlapen
Legs: silli legs
Eyes: large dumbbell eyes
Head: cactus chenille

Charlie Craven's Double Gonga
Hook: #2 aberdeen
Tail: marabou
Body: chenille
Hackle: schlapen
Legs: silli legs
Front Half
Connection: 50lb power pro
Beads: 2 medium glass beads
Hook: #2 aberdeen
Body: chenille
Hackle: schlapen
Legs: silli legs
Eyes: large dumbbell eyes
Wing: laser dub
Head: laser dub