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Bunker baitfish,A saltwater pattern that doubles up as what I would call a cross over fly for pike fly fishing. I had 3 in fast succesion on Saturday evening with this same fly before I changed to a tube fly or the same design.
This fly has a lot of volume and literally pulses through the water. here is a decent tutorial for this fly which I have featured on here before tied on to tubes.
Ever heard of 'Micro fiber', I hadn't until a few weeks ago when Rowland was over from the States. Its a fabric that has the look and feel of a thin leather yet retains half the amount of water,weighs a meer fraction of what normal leather does & comes in a variety of colours . Man you should see this stuff in the water especially when cut to shape and slapped on the back of a hook. I particularly like the beige with the silver sequins moulded into it. They glint much like scales do along a fishes flank.
To be honest when I 1st saw these flies of Rowlands I had my doubts but once you see them being retrieved you'll be amazed at the realistic swimming action this micro fiber gives off. The flies literally came alive. I have a some off cuts he gave me and will definitely be tying me up some of these for this season. Maybe with a trailing hook half way down the tail. They looked a bugger to cast but have since been out this week and had no problem chucking them 15m,which in hindsite is all that is needed. I'm going to down size on the length of the tails by a few inches though to improve on the flies airodynamics, and combine some different materials with it but on a whole I just love these flies and material.
Another couple of mirror image baitfish patterns I tied the other week. Jeff over at *flyfishjeff blog was asking the other daywhat colours have been working best for me so far this season. Well If you've been out fishing with me you'll know I only take 5 flies with me in the morning and the same 5 flies in the evening. At this time of the year I generally close my eyes and grab the 1st fly that touches my fingers, and will fish with that fly until I catch a fish. With the amount of pike we have here around the island on average I catch between 2 & 3 pike per 2 hrs session.
The other evening in blustery conditions myself & Jani produced a blank but I'd fished with a red n white bunny the whole session. Missed a nice 80cm pike towards the end of the evening. If I go out tonight I will start with that fly until I catch something on it then will change to one of the other 4 flies in my box. Orange and pink have been working quite well so maybe thats because of the confdence I'm getting from them you'll find one or 2 colours going out with me in the morning or afternoon. 
This isnt the raccoonbunny I'm using but it did very well for me down in Merikarvia. Once I do catch on the bunnybug Rowland gave me I will change rigs and fish with a tube fly........colour to be decided when the time arises. Sure, some colours obviously work better than others but overall every colour I use bags me a fish.I'll only know what all the stats will be when I tally up everything at the end of the season.
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