Bad Dog for Char

I went to an excellent lecture at Sussex FDG by Steve Cooper (the owner of Cookshill Fly Tying and the organiser of the British Fly Fair International) and he spoke about fishing for Arctic Char in Iceland.  I asked him about a particular Icelandic fly and did he use it.  The fly in question is a Dyrbytyr (for those whose Icelandic is a bit rusty – it is pronounced ‘Dur-Pitter’) and means – and this is an approximate translation – Bad Dog.  Whilst this fly really does the business for Char in Iceland it is also really successful on rainbows in this country especially at this time of year in the colder months. Pink has always been a sucessful cold water colour – I’m not sure why.

Here’s the fly and the dressing instructions – enjoy.

The Dyrbytyr

Hook: Any wet fly 2X long shank hook – size 10 or 12

Thread: Pink

Head: Brass Bead

Tail: Tips of pink marabou and a few slivers of silver tinsel.

Rear Body: Silver Fritz

Front Body: Pink Suede Chenille

Hackle: Pink Cock Hackle.