FLY OF THE MONTH

ORANGE DOG NOBBLER
by Luca Montanari

Throughout the last years, the island of Fyn in Denmark, has become one of the most famous European venues for fishing sea trout. Every year the island attracts a large group of fly anglers that love this extraordinary migrating fish. Sea trout feed quite close to the coast, and various fly patterns can be used to catch it. Some prefer imitation flies, such as imitations of shrimps or small fries, which are common preys for the fish in the sea. Others prefer to use more imaginative creations. Such flies may have the ability to trigger the aggressiveness or the curiosity of the trout. The Orange Dog Nobbler belongs in this second category of artificials. This is a pattern I consider particularly well suited for alluring large sea trout. It's a fluffy streamer tied with chenille and marabou dyed orange, which helped me to catch a splendid four kilo fish on a cold day in April.

Apart from fishing in the ocean, the Orange Dog Nobbler is an excellent streamer for fishing in lakes and rivers, showing to be a very attractive fly for alluring rainbow and brown trout, especially when used on the reservoirs, but equally valid for tempting pikes.

Tying instructions:

Step 2:
On the fixing point of the marabou fibres, I add the end of an orange chenille length, followed by one of medium oval gold tinsel and the point of a dyed orange cock hackle.