Trevor Covich is a long-time member of the Deneki family. Over the years he’s developed some pretty sweet sculpin patterns, and he’s here today in video form to show you just how to tie ’em!
This is 20+ minutes of detail straight from the horse’s mouth – if you like to tie, grab yourself a beverage and settle in for some schooling on a very sweet, very effective sculpin pattern.
Thanks to another long-time Deneki family member, Ben Paull, for putting together the video!
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Deneki quality is a thorough life style compliment, so complete.
And Trevor, well done, thank you.
The video quality was perfect. I am sure you had at least two but wonder if I counted three or four cameras?
Nicely done. I picked up some useful tying tips. Thanks.
Thanks Joe and Les, passion runs deep at Deneki. Ben has skills with the camera as well. Spinning ostrich is a great skill to learn with tying, I believe there will be some pretty cool intruder video coming soon.
I really appreciate your newsletter. I especially enjoy Trevor showing his tying skills – – – very helpful and informative.
Great pictures, too . . .
thanks
Garry
I really enjoyed the video. What I was wondering, do you cut off the front hook and just keep the shank and the trailer hook or do you leave front hook intact as well?
Thanks,
Bill
Bill, didn’t put that step in the video. Always cut off the front hook so you can use a trailing hook. Thanks man
What was the material on the last step of the sculpin fly?
Hi Pete,
Kyle here with Deneki. If you are referring to the bushy collar at the head of the fly, that would be rabbit. Trevor trimmed a clump of olive and black barred rabbit fur from the hide (most likely the same material used for the ‘wing’) and spun it in a dubbing loop before wrapping it into the collar at the front of the fly. Either rabbit ‘zonker strips’ or cross-cut rabbit works well for this technique. Most find cross cut to be easiest in handling for this purpose, while a zonker cut typically allows for a ‘bushier’ appearance. Hope that helps!
Great video. do you leave the zonker strip loose at the tall end.
Hey Scott,
Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, the zonker strip is left to move freely. This seems to give the fly much better action in the water. I find that if the leather of the zonker strip does not extend past the bend of the hook, there is also not many issues of fouling as well.