John Barr’s Meat Whistle Hook: Long-shank jig hook (here a Mustad 32833NP-BN), sizes 1/0-2. Head: Copper tungsten conehead, large. Tail/Body: Rusty brown rabbit zonker strip. Thread: Rusty brown, 6/0 or 140-denier. Underbody: Copper brown/pearl Sparkle Braid. Flash: Copper Flashabou. Legs: Pumpkin Barred Sili Legs. Collar: Brown Grizzly Saddle Hackle. Thread dam: Rusty brown, 6/0 or 140-denier. Adhesive: UV-cure resin, 2 coats. After sliding on the brass conehead, make a dam of thread in front of hook, push and glue cone in position and tie off. Retie thread above hook barb and tie in 2-inch strip of rabbit strip. Then tie in strip of cross-cut rabbit strip, bring thread up behind cone, palmer bunny strip up to the cone and tie in. Cut off excess bunny strip. Then in order, just behind the cone, tie in flashabou, three legs on each side, and finally two marabou tips, one on the top and the other on the bottom of the hook. Can be tied in brown, tan, olive, black or crayfish orange as shown here. #flytying #flyfishing #flytyingjunkie #flytyingaddict #trout #fishing #flyfishingaddict #catchandrelease #troutfishing #browntrout #flyfishingjunkie #flytyingnation #flyfishingnation #flyfishinglife #flytyingporn #troutbum #flugfiske #rainbowtrout #dryfly #troutflies #flugbindning #fluefiske #fluebinding #euronymphing #onthefly #troutcandy #flyfishingphotography #flytyingphotography #flyfish #bhfyp #flytyer #flytyingart #streamerjunkie #ahrexhooks #flies #flydressing #fliegenfischen #nymphing #keepemwet #fish #saltwaterflyfishing #nymphfishing #dryflyfishing #fliesforsale #harelinedubbin #fliegenbinden #flyfishingonly #outdoors #tyingflies #fly #salmonfly #tightlines #flytyinglife #fishinglife #nature #grayling #seatrout #troutfly #troutfood #barbless John Barr’s Meat Whistle by Umpqua is a popular fly pattern for Bass and Trout. John originally developed the fly for bass fishing in Colorado to replicate the pig n’ jig used by conventional tackle anglers. However, it is equally effective for trout and other species. While it is designed to imitate a crayfish it can be tied in a variety of colors and sizes to imitate small baitfish. The materials used produce a considerable amount of motion and the conehead cuts quickly through the water to get the fly down fast. The key to using this fly is to fish it slow; bumping it along the bottom. In 2011 John Barr posted some comments about fishing the Meat Whistle on the RIO Products web site “I cast the fly and allow it to sink. While it is sinking I am watching the line tip or the line closest to me that I can see for any little twitches or movement that can occur when a fish takes the fly. If there ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ01_7f-2_8

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