Mongrel Meat

Mongrel Meat : mongrellus truttaconsuma

To be honest, I have a list of names that I keep near my desk in the event that something comes off the vise that is worthy. This fly flew off the vise one night, and it definitely fit the name. Off to the streamer river for testing. I was fishing a stretch of river that isn't totally loaded with fish, but the fish that are there are a bit bigger than average - a perfect testing ground for this morsel of bait. I won't go into details, but the fish came from far and wide to eat this fly.

This mongrel ate the meat

UPDATE...

OK, so I will go into details.

Uneducated Mongrels eat!

I knew that I wanted to have something in my arsenal that was a little bit less flashy than the Cheech Leech, but a little bit more bulky. The Mongrel Meat has gone on some great trips so far, and I have found two types of water where it excels - flat froggy water, and gin clear water. My theory is that the fish can already see stuff moving through the water in these water types, so something as flashy as the Cheech Leech might not be needed attract attention. For super clear water the mongrel shows up loud and clear, and for froggy slow water, it pushes more water than a more slim presentation. At any rate, the Mongrel has done some SERIOUS work for me in the last couple of months, so take some time to check out the video so you can tie some of your own. You can now find some of the materials for this fly at our new store. store.flyfishfood.com. I have made hyperlinks below to the exact materials that I used.

~ Cheech