Teaser fly

[itchyknackersack]

Teaser fly anyone else make their own I've had a few good day's when they've outfishd traditional lures and took the odd fish on really slow day's found the white & chartreuse best combination taking Bass Pollack coalfish gars and sea trout
Hook. Sakuma 450 chinu 1/0
Wing. fish scale white, olive, chartreuse

 

[Topwater]

I use them on occasions, particularly when they're obsessed with small baitfish. I like flyfishing for them too if I can find them in range - no ironmongery and a great fight on single handers

 

[itchyknackersack]

I use them on occasions, particularly when they're obsessed with small baitfish. I like flyfishing for them too if I can find them in range - no ironmongery and a great fight on single handers

That's all we seem to get nowadays around here small bait fish especially them 3 inch sandeels couple of years ago we did get a massive amount of herring sprat couldn't get a lure through the water without foul hooking them 5...6 inch things fishing was crap until they disappeared with the first bit of weather

 

[Topwater]

Interesting, where abouts are you Itchy?

 

[itchyknackersack]

Interesting, where abouts are you Itchy?

North East, Hartlepool

 

[Topwater]

I'm in the West coast fishing Liverpool bay round to Solway

 

[ADJF]

Hi please can you let me know how you rig these if fishing them as a teaser with a lure. Do you tie them to the leader or otherwise?

 

[Topwater]

I use a 4 turn water knot of slightly lighter line (just as you might use on a team of flies) to create a 'dropper'. That way if the fly will break off if snagged, leaving the main lure still attached on the 'point'. Others use a connection like a swivel/clip to tie on a short dropper for the teaser fly. The water knot is less bulky, has no real weight and is more subtle imo.

 

[itchyknackersack]

Hi please can you let me know how you rig these if fishing them as a teaser with a lure. Do you tie them to the leader or otherwise?

I've tried a few ways as in video above but found trying to tie leader to a short shank hook a pain or as Topwater says of a short dropper but nowadays l just add a extra clip into leader and add fly as and when required
Try them out you'll be surprised how many fish take the teaser