My rendition of a mop fly

[koz]

Daiichi curved hook,size 8
 
Uv motted Galaxy mop chenille gray
Hareline fl.yellow dubbin
Brass bead 5/32
 
My first attempt at trying, in a long time. flies.
 
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[DonW]

Looks good! I tied some mop flies up this summer and actually caught some trout on them.

[JD48]

Looks good, nice job

[koz]

I am so happy to master the whip finish knot!

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[nmc02]

They catch fish! I have caught many on it

[SoxFan]

Nice

[Kype]

try tungston bead heads. they will get your fly down faster. 

[MRMCR]

11 hours ago, Kype said:

try tungston bead heads. they will get your fly down faster. 

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[Buck154]

Nice

[Bucksnbows]

The dry fly purist in me cringes just hearing the words “mop fly”, but the truth is they do work and they work well. 

[electricstart]

14 hours ago, koz said:

Daiichi curved hook,size 8
 
Uv motted Galaxy mop chenille gray
Hareline fl.yellow dubbin
Brass bead 5/32
 
My first attempt at trying, in a long time. flies.
 
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 Looks good . I have very little success with my one color mop fly's maybe I will try two colors . Where are you getting Daiichi hooks ? I have a few left but I think they are out of business for a while .
 

 

[koz]

 

Thanks I found these at a local pro shop. In Doylestown, Bucks County,pa. It's called Main Street outfitters.


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[JHbowhunter]

7 hours ago, Bucksnbows said:

The dry fly purist in me cringes just hearing the words “mop fly”, but the truth is they do work and they work well. 

what is it most closely imitating?  Caddis larvae?

[nmc02]

2 hours ago, JHbowhunter said:

what is it most closely imitating?  Caddis larvae?

A mop strand

[Kype]

attractor fly. fishing those is more like getting a reaction stike from a trout,rather then matching the hatch to a specific bug thats currently in the stream. they work, i fish attractors all the time. im on the water to catch fish.

depending on the size of the hook, something like the mop fly could imitate a larvae of some sort. 

my caddis larvae typically  wont have a tail. 

however my caddis pupa will have a tail(very small tail) with an unhatched wingcase. or partially opened wing case. tied on scud hook to get the bend of the body.  caddis pupa is a great fly to fish. trout love them.