The Mega Moodah Poodah
Curtis - June 2021
The original Moodah Poodah has been one of our best-selling attractor dry flies over the past few years and this "Mega" version is just building on to that. I specifically chose a streamer hook for this one to help keel the fly and offset the weight of the foam up top. As a result, this fly can be used on big dry fly eaters and works equally well supporting bigger dropper flies. It keeps the butt down in the water and can imitate a bug struggling in the surface film -- one of the reasons I think this style of fly has been so effective over the years.
And bonus: if you have Cicadas around, this same fly in a black color scheme does well imitating a cicada (as shown by the photo here from a recent trip throwing Cicadas at Strawberry reservoir here in Utah). See the recipe and video below the fish pic!
- Hook: Fulling Mill 36040 Streamer Stripper - 4
- Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 6/0 - Medium Olive
- Thread (opt): UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier - Olive
- Hot Spot: Ice Dub - UV Hot Orange
- Abdomen: Ice Dub - Olive Brown
- Ribbing: Holographic Flashabou - Chartreuse
- Ribbing (alt): Dyed Pearl Flashabou - 6969 - Olive
- Under-Wing1: Nature's Spirit Select Cow Elk - Olive
- Under-Wing (alt): Nature's Spirit Select Cow Elk - Natural
- Under-Wing (alt): Wapsi Premo Deer Hair Strips - Olive
- Under-Wing2: EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers - Quick Silver
- Legs: Grizzly Flutter Legs - Black Barred Olive
- Head/Body: Fly Tying Foam - 3mm - Olive
- Indicator: EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers - UV Orange
