Coyote Copper Head Streamer
Hook:
Mustad 9672 or 4X streamer hook of choice Size #4 - #10.
Thread:
Brown 6/0.
Tail: Soft Hair from a coyote’s mask with
some guard hairs left in.
Bead: Copper or Gold Tungsten Bead sized for
hook size.
Tail: Soft hair from a coyote’s mask with
some guard hair left in.
Body: Dyed Pearl Diamond Braid in Bonefish
Tan.
Belly: White hair from the coyote mask.
Wing: Same as the tail extending to about half the
length of the tail.
Topping: A few pieces of Copper Flas-a-bou
extending will past the tail.
Head/collar: Rusty Brown Ice Dub.
This has been 1 of
my best producing flies this early spring season (2024). It comes from Dan LaPointe of Dan’s Fly Shop
and Guide Service, New Hampshire. It’s
an easy tie and originally designed for large rivers in New Hampshire &
Maine. It’s produced extremely well for
me on some of the smaller rivers in CT.
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work on the larger ones. It’s different than most streamers out there. It also gets down deep fast. I’m always trying to avoid posting a pattern
with exotic material. A Coyote mask
isn’t carried by many fly shops. You can
find it online with a little searching. It’s
very reasonably priced. You can also use
natural rabbit fur as a substitute, using dark natural hairs for the tail and
wing, and white rabbit for the belly.
To tie this fly,
crimp the barb of your hook, place your bead on it, then place the hook in your
vice. Start your thread behind the bead
and make a half dozen securing wraps. Cut
off the butt end. Wrap your thread down
the hook shank and leave it at the hook point.
Cut a bunch of the darker haired tips from your Coyote mask for your
tail. Separate out the ‘under hair’ and
tie it in for your tail. It should be a
little longer than a hook gap in length off the bend o your hook. I usually wrap the butt end of the tail on
top of the hook shank, all the way to the bead to create a nice even body. Now bring your hook back down to the tail
‘tie in’ point. Tie in and secure a 3”-4”
length of Dyed Pearl Diamond Braid in Bone Fish Tan. Bring your thread forward
and stop it a ‘bead length’ behind your mounted bead. Apply some head cement to the top of the hook
shank and with touching wraps palmer your Braid forward, tying it off at your
thread. Cut off any excess. Invert your fly with the hook point up. You are now going to tie in your belly. You are going to use the lighter white hairs
on your Coyote mask. Tie it in so that
it extends half way down your tail. After
taking some securing wraps cut off the butt ends. Invert your hook again (hook point down).
You are going to mirror your belly by tying in
a wing of darker tipped Coyote hairs (same as your tail). With your wing and belly complete, take 2
strands of Copper Flash-a-bou, double it over your hanging thread, bring it up
on top of the hook shank, and secure it on top of your wing. Trim some of the strands so that they extend
beyond the length of the fly. Next,
prepare a dubbing noddle for your Collar with Rusty Brown Ice Dub. Dub the collar of your fly and complete it
with a whip finish.
If you have any
questions about this fly or would like to submit a Fly of The Month I can be
reached at pdinice@frontier.com .
Hook:
Mustad 9672 or 4X streamer hook of choice Size #4 - #10.
Thread:
Brown 6/0.
Tail: Soft Hair from a coyote’s mask with
some guard hairs left in.
Bead: Copper or Gold Tungsten Bead sized for
hook size.
Tail: Soft hair from a coyote’s mask with
some guard hair left in.
Body: Dyed Pearl Diamond Braid in Bonefish
Tan.
Belly: White hair from the coyote mask.
Wing: Same as the tail extending to about half the
length of the tail.
Topping: A few pieces of Copper Flas-a-bou
extending will past the tail.
Head/collar: Rusty Brown Ice Dub.
This has been 1 of my best producing flies this early spring season (2024). It comes from Dan LaPointe of Dan’s Fly Shop and Guide Service, New Hampshire. It’s an easy tie and originally designed for large rivers in New Hampshire & Maine. It’s produced extremely well for me on some of the smaller rivers in CT. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work on the larger ones. It’s different than most streamers out there. It also gets down deep fast. I’m always trying to avoid posting a pattern with exotic material. A Coyote mask isn’t carried by many fly shops. You can find it online with a little searching. It’s very reasonably priced. You can also use natural rabbit fur as a substitute, using dark natural hairs for the tail and wing, and white rabbit for the belly.
To tie this fly,
crimp the barb of your hook, place your bead on it, then place the hook in your
vice. Start your thread behind the bead
and make a half dozen securing wraps. Cut
off the butt end. Wrap your thread down
the hook shank and leave it at the hook point.
Cut a bunch of the darker haired tips from your Coyote mask for your
tail. Separate out the ‘under hair’ and
tie it in for your tail. It should be a
little longer than a hook gap in length off the bend o your hook. I usually wrap the butt end of the tail on
top of the hook shank, all the way to the bead to create a nice even body. Now bring your hook back down to the tail
‘tie in’ point. Tie in and secure a 3”-4”
length of Dyed Pearl Diamond Braid in Bone Fish Tan. Bring your thread forward
and stop it a ‘bead length’ behind your mounted bead. Apply some head cement to the top of the hook
shank and with touching wraps palmer your Braid forward, tying it off at your
thread. Cut off any excess. Invert your fly with the hook point up. You are now going to tie in your belly. You are going to use the lighter white hairs
on your Coyote mask. Tie it in so that
it extends half way down your tail. After
taking some securing wraps cut off the butt ends. Invert your hook again (hook point down).
You are going to mirror your belly by tying in a wing of darker tipped Coyote hairs (same as your tail). With your wing and belly complete, take 2 strands of Copper Flash-a-bou, double it over your hanging thread, bring it up on top of the hook shank, and secure it on top of your wing. Trim some of the strands so that they extend beyond the length of the fly. Next, prepare a dubbing noddle for your Collar with Rusty Brown Ice Dub. Dub the collar of your fly and complete it with a whip finish.
If you have any questions about this fly or would like to submit a Fly of The Month I can be reached at pdinice@frontier.com .
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