Amazing intruder fly for the sea run trouts featuring super heavy dumbell eyes and was originally designed by Rob Crandall for steelhead fishing in the US. These flies are also extremely effective when fishing for sea run trout here in Iceland. If you are going for either spring or autumn sea trout fishing – be sure to have some of those with you!
This is how Rob Crandall describes this fly:
This fly I had the hardest time turning over to the commercial side. It is an all time best producer for me and it is hard to beat for both winter, spring, summer and fall fish. Black and red are great colors for steelies.
Rob Crandall lives in Portland, Oregon, where he operates Water Time Outfitters, which offers guided fishing trips on the Deschutes River for trout and steelhead, as well as guided fly fishing for steelhead on the Clackamas, NF Nehalem, Trask and Oregon Coast rivers in the winter. It is on these rivers that Rob designed and developed his fish-catching patterns. He grew up on the banks of the Clackamas River and has been a licensed Oregon fishing guide since 1992. Rob is also the past editor of Flyfishing & Tying Journal magazine.