Deer Hair Sculpin by The Northern Angler

This week we're tying a single hook streamer great for smaller rivers or throwing on lighter rod. The trend for years now has been articulating two hooks and I suspect many anglers forget that fish can be caught on single hook streamers as well. A single hook fly will often have more action in the rear without the weight of a shank and be free to dance in the current.
The Deer Hair Sculpin is not a complicated pattern, in fact, I try to keep these simple so when casts go awry there are no hurt feelings or upstream rowing demonstrations. As always, please modify this fly and make it your own. As I mention in the video, if you want to make this fly even simpler you could substitute a brush for the deer hair head.
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[@lorenzovillalobos1916]

Such an awesome fly!!! Thanks for sharing this platform.

[@jebar01]

Real nice and your correct about the head size. My heads use to be narrow until I actually saw a sculpin. Thanks, Jim

[@davehall830]

I like it, thanks for time & demo these work great on the all the Rivers out West. Someday I'll have to travel out your way and do some fishing when all this Pandemic is gone. Michigan is a beautiful state take care.

[@barneyewing2664]

Good looking fly, Matt. I like the more open head as opposed to tightly packed.

[@rahmonster24]

Super dope.. you could totally even tie in a stinger hook if ya wanted...

[@fisher-of-men1547]

Very nice style of a Sculpin. Did you typically fish this with a sink tip to get it down in the water column, since it is not weighted ?? Thanks,
David (Fisher-of-Men Fly Tying, Ada, MI)

[@TheNorthernAnglerFlyShop]

Thanks for watching! Yes, I’d definitely recommend a sink tip line or at the very least a poly leader to fish this fly effectively. Light flies like this are wonderful to cast all day but the right line and correct water conditions are important as well. When clarity is decent and water temps are “comfortable” and stable there isn’t much more fun than seeing a brown chase a fly like this down. Hope you get our streamer fishing soon!

[@66Cardiff]

Wasted 1 to 2 inches of rabbit strip at the front trim off when you could have tied the tail the right length and brought the whole strip forward and wasted none.