Purple Near Nuff Sculpin
Cheech - November 2024
Near Nuff is about as good as it gets when you are talking about fly patterns. If you have a fly that works "well-enough," you have a fly that has found a permanent spot in your box. Fish are simple creatures, and if a fly looks "near enough" they will probably eat it just as fast as they'll eat a realistic fly that took a hour to tie. Dave Whitlock; legendary fly tyer, fisher, and artist, came up with this fly to represent a sculpin that would work for trout, smallmouth, panfish, and even carp. It's definitely a successful pattern because it's been around for a long, long time! We made a couple slight tweaks to this fly with the TMC 708 hook and a dubbing loop head. These are most commonly found in olive and tan, but feel free to modify them to match the sculpins where you live.
- Hook: TMC 708 Keel Streamer Hook - 6
- Hook (alt): TMC 5262 Nymph & Streamer Hook - 6
- Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 6/0 - Purple
- Tail / Hackle: Whiting Red Label Hen Saddle - Grizzly Dyed Purple
- Tail / Hackle (alt): Whiting Bugger Hackle Patch - Grizzly Dyed Claret
- Dubbing 1: MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub - Purple
- Dubbing 2: SLF Dave Whitlock Dubbing - Dark Stone Nymph
- Dubbing (alt 1): Fulling Mill Ultra Nymph Dub - Purple Haze
- Dubbing (alt 2): Fulling Mill Ultra Nymph Dub - Blurple
- Flash: Krystal Flash - Dark Purple
- Eyes: Double Pupil Lead Eyes - Small - Black w/ Yellow Chart & Black
- Eyes (alt): Double Pupil Lead Eyes - Small - Black w/ Fl. Orange & Black
