Mini Trout Slider
Cheech - December 2024
As many of you know, I LOVE fishing articulated sliders, and this is kind of a new size for this bug. It’s sized down just a little bit, but it still swims amazingly! Mix some up in whatever color you feel like!
One day in the fly shop I was playing show and tell with a customer, and I was showing him a box of sliders that I was going to take to Argentina. His comment was "Where are all the Cheech Leeches.." I really didn't have a good answer for him, because it's an awesome fly to fish, but I had to let him in on my secret that the gold Articulated Trout Slider is, and has been my best streamer since it came off my vise. Another reason I had chosen to go slider heavy is because I can tie them about twice as quickly as I can tie a Cheech Leech. Yes, with the deer hair head and everything. Even though I typically don't fish articulated flies much in lakes, the gold slider has found its way Kilo and a HOG onto my line quite a bit when fishing lakes. It's violent side to side action and undulating body make it impossible for a predator to resist.
The Complex Twist Bugger has been an absolute beast for us this year, and we have made a few changes to the pattern that we'll share here. I have been using a cone head (both brass and tungsten) and a better hook, and I have even switched out one of the strands of chenille for another color of schlappen (yes, two pieces of schlappen for one fly.
- Hook: Fulling Mill 36040 Streamer Stripper - 2
- Hook (Alternate): Gamakatsu B10S - 2 - 25 Pack
- Thread 1: Danville Flat Waxed Nylon Thread - 210 Denier - White
- Thread 1 Alternate: UTC Ultrathread 210 Denier - Black
- Thread 2: Veevus GSP - 150 Denier - White #377
- Thread 2 (Alternate): SemperFli Nano Silk Ultra Fine 100D 6/0 - White
- Back Hook: Umpqua XT350 Hook - 4
- Back Hook (Alternate): Daiichi 2461 - Long Shank Streamer Hook - 4
- Eyes: Streamer Eyes Tungsten - 5.0mm - Red
- Eyes (Alternate): Streamer Eyes Tungsten - 5.0mm - Hot Yellow
- Wire: Senyo Intruder Trailer Hook Wire - Regular - Black
- Bead: Small 3D Beads - Cream #72
- Tail 1: Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou - Burnished Golden Tan
- Tail 1 (Alternate): UV2 Marabou - Tan Ochre
- Tail 2: Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou - Fl. White (UV)
- Tail 2 (Alternate): UV2 Marabou - Fl. White
- Body: Ice Dub - Gold
- Body (Alternate): Ripple Ice Dub - Gold
- Body (Alternate): MFC Sparkle Minnow Body Brush - Gold
- Body (Alternate): EP Sparkle Brush - 3" - Speckled Gold
- Beard: Bruiser Blend Junior Dubbing - Cream
- Beard (Alternate): Fulling Mill Micro Minnow Dubbing - Light Yellow UV
- Head 1: Wapsi Premo Deer Hair Strips - Tan
- Head 1 (Alternate): Premo Deer Hair Strips - Natural Brown
- Head 2: Fulling Mill Premium Selected Deer Belly - Fl. White
- Head 2 (Alternate): Nature's Spirit Deer Belly Hair - White
- Blades: Double Edge Razor Blades
