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Tan Wulff
Fly Materials
| Wing | Very light tan elk. |
| Tail | Very light tan elk. |
| Body | Muskrat or other gray dubbing. |
| Hackle | Medium or dark dun. |
Tying Instructions
| Instructions |
I have seen a description of this fly, but have never seen it listed as a named fly. It is mentioned in a single sentence in one of my fly tying manuals, ie: that light tan elk is sometimes used instead of brown bucktail to tie a pattern somewhat similar to the Gray Wulff, so the pattern is certainly not a new pattern by any means, although I had tied and used the pattern before reading about it. I have been calling the pattern the Tan Wulff, so as to have a name to use when discussing the fly. The fly has done very well on some alpine lakes and ponds in the southern Rockies in late June to late July. At times it has readily taken browns in those lakes and ponds when no other pattern, in a heavily fished area, was doing very well at all. Friend SRP has advised me that the trout may be taking it for a callibaetis. At any rate, I keep only the two sizes in my fly box, and those two have been quite successful at times in the limited application described. |
Muskrat or other gray dubbing.