Pinstripe Olive Dungeon Sculpin Streamer
by @dekasso
Dungeon · Streamer
A bottom-hugger waking up under the bank
An articulated olive Dungeon streamer on two size 4 hooks, with an orange wire rib and deer hair head, for trout hunting sculpin.
An articulated Dungeon sculpin streamer with a shaggy olive body and a broad, clipped head. Bright orange wire bands both segments, barred orange and blue legs trail from the throat, and yellow eyes sit in a head of natural deer hair.
- Pattern
- Dungeon
- Imitates
- Sculpin
- Hook
- size 4
- Tippet
- 1Xrule of three
- Two-hook articulated body on size 4 hooks
- Bright orange wire rib on both segments
- Barred orange and blue silicone legs
- Spun and trimmed natural deer hair head
- Yellow 3D eyes on a wide head
On the water
Olive marabou breathes off the back, with a few gold flash strands caught in it. Bright orange wire cuts across both shaggy segments. Up front sits a wide brown deer hair head, round yellow eyes, and four legs pinstriped in orange and blue.
Fish it where sculpin live: along the bottom of deep runs, tight to undercut banks and through boulder gardens. Strip it hard, then pause. The hinge lets the tail kick and the head nod while the fly hangs.
Spinning the deer hair is the step to get right. Stack small bunches, pack them tight, then trim flat underneath and wide on top so the head pushes water and the hook gap stays clear.
Rigging
- Tippet
- 1Xhook size divided by three
- Leader
- Nine feet, with fluorocarbon tippet to get it down
- Run it on a sink tip or sinking line with a short 0X to 2X tippet to keep it near the bottom.
- Strip-strip-pause along the bank; let the hinge flex on the pause.
- Cast tight to cover and retrieve at an angle so the head turns and flashes its side.
Where and when
- Hatch
- Sculpin
- Target
- Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Smallmouth bass
- Water type
- Deep runs, undercut banks and boulder pockets on larger rivers
- Also fishes
- Also swings well on a sink tip in big tailwaters, and works off the bank in stained water after a rain bump.
Make it yourself
Advanced12 materials · 12 steps
- Pattern
- Dungeon
- Style
- Streamer
- Thread
- Olive 3/0
Materials in the order they go on the hook
- Rear HookStraight-eye streamer hook, size 4
- TailOlive marabou
- FlashGold Krystal Flash
- RibOrange wire, medium
- BodyOlive chenille
- HackleOlive schlappen
- ArticulationBeading wire
- Front HookStreamer hook, size 4
- CollarOlive marabou
- LegsOrange and blue barred silicone legs
- HeadNatural deer hair
- EyesYellow 3D eyes
Details
- Hook size
- 4
- Colors
- Olive, Orange, Blue, Natural brown, Yellow
How to tie it
The steps, from first wrap to whip finish (12)
- Mount the rear hook and start the olive thread at the bend.
- Tie in a marabou tail about one shank length long, with three or four strands of gold Krystal Flash on each side.
- Tie in the orange wire and a length of olive chenille at the tail tie-in point.
- Tie in an olive schlappen feather by the tip.
- Wrap the chenille forward to just behind the eye and tie off.
- Palmer the schlappen forward in open turns, then wind the orange wire through it in five or six even bands and tie off.
- Mount the front hook, thread on the beading wire, pass it through the rear hook eye and lash both ends down the front shank.
- Repeat the chenille, schlappen and orange wire rib over the rear half of the front shank.
- Tie in a sparse olive marabou collar that reaches back over the hinge.
- Tie in two pairs of barred orange and blue legs at the throat, angled back and down.
- Spin and pack small bunches of natural deer hair over the front third of the shank up to the eye.
- Trim the head flat underneath and wide and rounded on top, set the yellow eyes on each side, and whip finish.
Proportions (5)
- Tail: marabou about one rear-hook shank long.
- Rear body: covers the full rear shank, rib in five or six even bands.
- Front body: covers the rear half of the front shank; the head takes the front third.
- Legs: reach roughly to the rear hook bend.
- Head: about twice the body width, flat on the bottom.
Tips (4)
- Keep the hinge gap short, about a hook eye's width, so the tail does not foul around the front hook.
- Use a hackle pliers or gloved fingers to stroke schlappen back after each wrap to keep fibers from trapping.
- Pack the deer hair hard between bunches; a dense head trims cleaner and holds the eyes better.
- A dab of glue under the eyes and on the clipped head keeps everything in place through many casts.
Common mistakes (4)
- Overloading marabou makes the fly dense and dull; keep tail and collar sparse.
- Trimming the head round underneath closes the hook gap; cut it flat on the bottom.
- Wrapping the rib too tight crushes the schlappen; wind it firm and evenly spaced through the fibers.
- Crowding the eye with deer hair leaves no room to whip finish; stop the hair a little short.
Every kit size
Materials only
Size 4 · Materials only · 12 flies
$75.05
$6.25 a fly
Includes Straight-eye streamer hook · Streamer hook · Yellow 3D eyes · and 11 more
Every item in this kit · 14 items
Hooks & beads
- Straight-eye streamer hook$6.50
- Streamer hook$6.50
- Yellow 3D eyes$5.95
Thread & wire
- Olive 3/0 thread$2.95
- Orange wire, medium$3.25
- Beading wire$3.25
Materials
- Olive marabou$9.90
- Gold Krystal Flash$3.95
- Olive chenille$5.90
- Olive schlappen$11.95
- Orange and blue barred silicone legs$3.50
- Natural deer hair$5.50
Finishing
- Head cement$5.95
Guide
- Printed recipe and tying stepsIncluded
Size 4 · Materials only · 48 flies
$204.92
$4.27 a fly
Bought separately $215.70 · you save $10.78
Includes Straight-eye streamer hook · Streamer hook · Yellow 3D eyes · and 11 more
Every item in this kit · 14 items
Hooks & beads
- Straight-eye streamer hook$13
- Streamer hook$13
- Yellow 3D eyes$11.90
Thread & wire
- Olive 3/0 thread$5.90
- Orange wire, medium$6.50
- Beading wire$6.50
Materials
- Olive marabou$39.60
- Gold Krystal Flash$11.85
- Olive chenille$17.70
- Olive schlappen$47.80
- Orange and blue barred silicone legs$14
- Natural deer hair$22
Finishing
- Head cement$5.95
Guide
- Printed recipe and tying stepsIncluded
Size 4 · Materials only · 144 flies
$521.18
$3.62 a fly
Bought separately $592.25 · you save $71.07
Includes Straight-eye streamer hook · Streamer hook · Yellow 3D eyes · and 11 more
Every item in this kit · 14 items
Hooks & beads
- Straight-eye streamer hook$35
- Streamer hook$35
- Yellow 3D eyes$35.70
Thread & wire
- Olive 3/0 thread$17.70
- Orange wire, medium$13
- Beading wire$13
Materials
- Olive marabou$118.80
- Gold Krystal Flash$31.60
- Olive chenille$53.10
- Olive schlappen$143.40
- Orange and blue barred silicone legs$35
- Natural deer hair$55
Finishing
- Head cement$5.95
Guide
- Printed recipe and tying stepsIncluded
With vise & tools
Size 4 · With vise & tools · 12 flies
$225.05
$18.75 a fly
Includes Straight-eye streamer hook · Streamer hook · Yellow 3D eyes · and 20 more
Every item in this kit · 23 items
Hooks & beads
- Straight-eye streamer hook$6.50
- Streamer hook$6.50
- Yellow 3D eyes$5.95
Thread & wire
- Olive 3/0 thread$2.95
- Orange wire, medium$3.25
- Beading wire$3.25
Materials
- Olive marabou$9.90
- Gold Krystal Flash$3.95
- Olive chenille$5.90
- Olive schlappen$11.95
- Orange and blue barred silicone legs$3.50
- Natural deer hair$5.50
Finishing
- Head cement$5.95
Tools
- Rotary pedestal vise$79
- Ceramic bobbin$14
- Fine-point scissors$16
- Whip finisher$9
- Hackle pliers$7
- Bodkin$5
- Bobbin threader$4
- Dubbing wax$4
- Canvas tool roll$12
Guide
- Printed recipe and tying stepsIncluded
Size 4 · With vise & tools · 48 flies
$347.42
$7.24 a fly
Bought separately $365.70 · you save $18.28
Includes Straight-eye streamer hook · Streamer hook · Yellow 3D eyes · and 20 more
Every item in this kit · 23 items
Hooks & beads
- Straight-eye streamer hook$13
- Streamer hook$13
- Yellow 3D eyes$11.90
Thread & wire
- Olive 3/0 thread$5.90
- Orange wire, medium$6.50
- Beading wire$6.50
Materials
- Olive marabou$39.60
- Gold Krystal Flash$11.85
- Olive chenille$17.70
- Olive schlappen$47.80
- Orange and blue barred silicone legs$14
- Natural deer hair$22
Finishing
- Head cement$5.95
Tools
- Rotary pedestal vise$79
- Ceramic bobbin$14
- Fine-point scissors$16
- Whip finisher$9
- Hackle pliers$7
- Bodkin$5
- Bobbin threader$4
- Dubbing wax$4
- Canvas tool roll$12
Guide
- Printed recipe and tying stepsIncluded
Size 4 · With vise & tools · 144 flies
$653.18
$4.54 a fly
Bought separately $742.25 · you save $89.07
Includes Straight-eye streamer hook · Streamer hook · Yellow 3D eyes · and 20 more
Every item in this kit · 23 items
Hooks & beads
- Straight-eye streamer hook$35
- Streamer hook$35
- Yellow 3D eyes$35.70
Thread & wire
- Olive 3/0 thread$17.70
- Orange wire, medium$13
- Beading wire$13
Materials
- Olive marabou$118.80
- Gold Krystal Flash$31.60
- Olive chenille$53.10
- Olive schlappen$143.40
- Orange and blue barred silicone legs$35
- Natural deer hair$55
Finishing
- Head cement$5.95
Tools
- Rotary pedestal vise$79
- Ceramic bobbin$14
- Fine-point scissors$16
- Whip finisher$9
- Hackle pliers$7
- Bodkin$5
- Bobbin threader$4
- Dubbing wax$4
- Canvas tool roll$12
Guide
- Printed recipe and tying stepsIncluded
The creator
How it was made
3 iterations led here; the saved one is marked
1
2
3 Saved
Remixes
1 remix of this
Where this came from
“accentuate the rib on the body and make it more visible and a bright orange color also make the legs a orange/blue pinstripe”
fly pattern · made
1 remix
25 — from 1 remix, at the Derby's published weights, since . Views are not counted.
- dungeon
- sculpin
- streamer
- articulated
- olive
- deer hair
- rubber legs
- trout
- brown trout
- marabou