AUGUST 2009

 

 

MERKISTER MAID

 

This months fly comes from another Orcadian Ken Kennedy, Ken who does the fishing reports on the OTFA website is also double gold medal winner with Orkney in the 1991 and 1994 Benson and Hedges World Fly Fishing Championships, nuff said.

Merkister Maid

 

 

HISTORY

 

I came up with it as I basically struggled to catch on the original Norski. It just evolved over a season, adding the sparkly bits certainly helped, and the final dressing is as you see it. Works best when the trout are on Caenis nymphs at depth or Daphnia. At the Intercounty this year, which we won convincingly, most of the Orkney team fished 2 MM’s, one on the bob one on the tail of a 4 fly cast.

KK

 

 

THE DRESSING

MERKISTER MAID

HOOK: Kamasan B160  size 8

THREAD: Uni 8/0 Black

TAIL: Sunburst Marabou

BODY: Mirage, tied in at the eye, taken down to

the bend and back up again

RIB: Fine Silver wire

WING: Black marabou

SIDE WING FLASH: Turralls Gold Firefly

OVERWING: Pearl Crinkle Mirror Flash

HEAD: White Muddler Head

 

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