This
fly has caught more fish (and types of fish) than
any other in our boxes! Carl Hutchinson originally
came up with this design over 10 years ago and has
(Finally) allowed us to use it.
Effect
required
The
fly should be tied slim and give a general buggy
appearance. It can be used as a grub, a buzzer,
a nymph, a shrimp and anything else that happens
to fall into water world wide. This is the appeal.
No matter what the fish are eating, the Kotchka
will catch them!
Hook:
Fine wire Grub/Emerger/Sedge Size 14-8
Thread: Brown 6/0
Body: combed Black cat fur (for luck!)
Back: Nymph rib (not glass)
Ribbing: 8lb Ashima Fluorocarbon.
Tying
Method
1)
Start tying thread and tie down the hook shank and
back again.
2) Tie in the ribbing at the eye and tie in down
the hook shank giving a smooth body.
3) With the thread still at the tail end, catch
in the nymph rib with three turns of thread and
dub the thread with a little cat fur and wind back
to the eye.
4) Start ribbing the nymph glass up the back of
the fly on the top of the hook with 5-7 turns and
tie in both the nymph glass and the ribbing at the
head.
5) form a neat (and quite large) head and whip finish
6) Varnish the head with clear varnish to finish
the fly
for
an Emerger version simply add some foam to the top
of the head of the fly before finishing.
This
fly can also be tied with hare's Ear and Seal's
fur in Olive and black.
