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Slim Shady by David Frazier
"I originally tied this fly as a goof off at work one day for Renee. She wanted a purple fly. I tied it so she could fish it on the Chunky River for bream.
She has used it on the Red Creek and Holiday Creek. It was for bream but ended up being a really good bug for bass, bream, and the occasional shad."
Materials list:
Hook :#10 mustad 3261
Thorax: super fine dubbing ...color optional
Abdomen: feather quill
Tail: hackle fibers
Thread : 210 denier or your choice.
Post: calf tail
Parachute : hackle match color to dubbing/ white.
SlimShady should be fished on a short/long slow drift, but a quick drag gets results if conditions are right. Cast to edge of bank in creeks and rivers and let current pull it out and start a drift. On ponds and lakes cast beyond target area and soft short strips, pausing every 2to3 inches. Use a gentle dragging pickup. This causes a smooth rapid movement that triggers a strike, they fear its about to take off, I suppose. It works well early spring to mid summer. Especially on low water on creeks and rivers. It's a Mayfly immitation at heart.
Grasshopper by Elvis Fields
Elvis is back in town and tying flys and having fun in Port Gibson Mississippi. I met Elvis years ago in a bait shop
in Port Gibson where he was tying flys for local fishermen. Elvis has been on a lot of journeys since that time but
he has finally settled back down in Port Gibson. Elvis is a fast and accurate tyer having tied commercially for years and he recently
sent this photo of a #10 grasshopper, which is a good fly for the local waters when they start warming up in coming months.
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