Thread: Anybody used fly on lure fishing rod trout?

Originally Posted by Trout

Around Twizel years ago we use to shoot a few black rabbits in winter.Take a strip skin fur one inch each side of the spine.Gave you a 2 inch wide strip of long black fur.That winter strip you could make buitfull black rabbit lures for night fishing the Tekapo river mouth at night.This was yrs ago befor they took all the willows trees out of the Tekapo river,especially around the river mouth.Id use a Winrod Heritage 8-9 rod with a 8 lb tippet.Use to get some big hook ups on a black night,sometimes land a 8 to 10 lb fish,4 to6s more common.

if you take a strip 4-5mm wide ACROSS the pelt...and wind it around shank of hook from tail back up to head,then add a soft hackle.... the hook is hidden...