Gearing up for my upcoming fly fishing trip to Pyramid Lake in search of some big Lahontan cutthroat trout, I kept running across the Pyramid Lake Tadpole fly pattern. The Pyramid Lake Tadpole is a fairly simple pattern and can be tied up in a number of different color variations. The Pyramid Lake Tadpole is typically fished in tandem with a wooley bugger on a fast sinking line. Its buoyancy coupled with the heavy sinking line allows the fly to bounce back along the bottom of the lake as it is stripped back.
Material List:
Hook: #6 Curved Caddis Hook (extra heavy for strength)
Thread: 6/0 Black Uni-thread
Tail: Marabou (optional to switch out for Krystal Flash)
Foam: Loco foam (Northern Lights) Note: Loco foam is expensive so I tied a bunch up using regular 2mm craft foam and some glittery craft foam I found at the local craft store.
Underbody – Purple Estaz Chenille
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This tadpole has some of the materials that are used for the “blob or boobie” fly and fished about the same way. The blob works at Becker, early Spring.
Sounds like I need to head up that way. You guys have been pulling some big fish out of there.
Ben
a gurgler by any other name, would smell as sweet.
Very true Todd
Yep, just like I tie my Gurgers except for the heads. I just have to find some of that purple patterned foam to use for my Casting for Recovery Gurgler flies! Thanks for sharing these flies.
HOWDY: Is there an outlet for buying the Pyramid Lake Tadpole??? tx tom
Just sent you an email. Thanks Tom.
Ben