Squidtruders... Realy Kinky Rubber Flies

I have been mixing some diffrent style of flies like MAD Dragons, diffrent Intruders and Scott Howells Squidros to ended up with the Squidtruder. It took me awhile to get the flies to look and swim as I wanted them to do but after some times test fishing they was swimming just the way I wanted them to do. I have fished them hard in many Swedish Rivers like Ljungan, Lainio and Mörrum last season and they realy deliverd and both the Salmons and Sea trouts loved them. I tie the Squidtruders on both Waddington shanks and Plastic tubes and both versions catch fish. On the Tube version I use Eumer Monster Cones to get some extra movment and volym to the fly. I fish these flies mainly on the swing but also let them free drift sometimes.

You can convert many of your own favorite patters to this kind of flies. Lets say I will do a version of EM Silver I will use a yellow butt, green hair and green Sili Legs. Then Silver Dubbing followed buy orange hair and orange Sili Legs and the a blue hackle. Or else its fun just to use the colours you like and mix the together to something that you believe the fish will bite.


How to tie this babies:

Waddington Shank 20-25mm

Tube: Eumer Plastic in Large/Small Combo in the colour you prefer.

Butt: Chenille or Cactus Chenille in the colour you want.

When tying on Waddington:
Then tie in a loop of braid or other suiteble line to put the trailer hook on.

First Wing/Hackle: A bunch of Fox Hair in the colour you want spun in a dubbing loop. Take 7-10 Sili Legs and fold the on the middle and cut them in two equal bunches. Tie in the first bunch on top then rotate the vice and tie in the second bunch. Trim the ends with a scissor.

Body: Make a dubbing loop and put the dubbing material in the colour you want in the loop and spin the tread. Wound the ready loop around the shank or tube but besure to leave enough room for the second Wing/Hackle and the real eye dumb shell.

Second Wing/Hackle: Do just the same as the first and use what colours you like.

Dumb shell eyes: Tie in the eyes under the shank if using waddinton. Leave them out on the tubes and use a Monster Cone insted.

Antennas: 2 Barred Rubber Legs tied in on the middle on the side of the shank so they end around 30-40mm infront of the fly.

Hackle: Use a Soft hackle or Schlappen and tie it in as a collar over the rubber legs to you reach the eyes. Secure the tread with a drop Super glue.

Now the Waddington is ready and if you tie them on Tube you put on JC feathers on each side after the hackle and secure the tread with a drop of Super Glue and slide on a Monster Cone.

Now the fly is ready to catch fish!

This kind of flies have become realy popular here in Sweden now and much because of the last years Skagit Boom that have made it possible to fish them the right way so you don't need to chuck and duck!