Category Archives: Carp flies

I reached out to Daryl Angler about his carp fly, the Hipster Dufus, after reading an interesting post from him on Instagram. Daryl was inspired to design this fly by Jay Zimmerman. So check out what Daryl has to say about this fly and enjoy the pics from Daryl as well!

“Ahhhh, the Hipster dufus. This is the fly that really moved me in a particular direction with carp flies, and the inspiration came via Jay Zimmerman and one of his trout patterns. Jay had a trout pattern that was and still is crazy productive…his Banksia Bug (you can find it on YouTube here). That pattern was and still is so much fun to tie. It pushed me as a tyer and I find it creative and easy on the eyes. Jay’s Banksia Bug was the motivation behind the Dufus. It was so productive as a trout fly, I wanted to move that over to carp. In fact the original name was Banksia Carp Fly! After hundreds of beta versions of weighting and balancing the pattern I was able to hone in on this design, which is what is offered today. For those who have supported me and have fished the Dufus, THANK YOU!”

Hipster Dufus materials list:

Thread: UTC Wine, 70 & 140
Hook: Tiemco 2457 size 8
Eyes: medium bead chain-black
Lift Kit: two bars of 0.30 lead measured to length- 3-4 mm
Abdomen/body: Senyo Laser Dub or FrankenDub Monster Dub
Wing: Barred Wood Duck
Collar: CDC feather

A little about Daryl:
Daryl Angler is an avid fly fisherman and fly designer with a focus on carp flies, and he is often hanging with his family, stalking carp on a fly rod, or (yep, you guessed it) tying flies. Shortly after taking a fly tying class in 2017 and learning the importance of proportion and silhouette, carp fly design was close on the horizon. Word is, that he has tied every…single…day since the class started. With attention to detail throughout his designs, all choices are made with intent and purpose resulting in flies that are durable, versatile, and productive. After launching Nervous Water Flies in the Spring of 2019, he is looking to share his designs and help anglers across the country get into carp on a fly.
You can find Daryl on his website https://nervouswaterflies.com/ or on Instagram @nervous_water_flies

I follow Jeff on Instagram and have noticed his carp slider which is a great looking pattern. I asked him if he could give me a little more information on it so I could post it here on FrankenFly. You can follow Jeff on Instagram @bobcathollow

Jeff said, “I fish it usually under an indicator on mud flats, drag and drop presentation mostly. I carp fish mostly from a paddle board in shallow mud flats so casts are usually short. It’s light enough to land softly in shallow water but heavy enough to get down a few feet if the fish is deeper.”

Materials list:
Hook: Firehole 321 size 8
Eyes: small double pupil lead
Tail: furled Ultra chenille
Legs: centipede rubber legs
Body: Arizona Diamond Dub (either in a brush or dubbing loop, picked out)
Head: deer hair

From Mad River Outfitters:
“In this fly tying tutorial, Brian Flechsig at Mad River Outfitters puts his own twist on an epic pattern originally tied by George McCabe in North East Ohio. The McCabe’s Plus is an excellent crayfish pattern that is sure to catch plenty of feeding carp.”

Materials list:

Hook: Umpqua U-Series U301 (or any equivalent 3X Nymph)
Thread: Doesn’t matter- use whatever you are comfortable with
Tail: Fish Skull Shrimp and Cray Tails- Large- Gold
Atennae: Moose Mane- Click Here and MFC Speckled Sexi-Floss- Orange
Carapace: small tuft of Rabbit from a Black Barred Zonker Strip- usually gold variant or grizzly hare’s ear
Body: Medium Chenille- usually Olive but you can use any color you want
Claws: Fox Squirrel Tail
Eyes: Enrico Crab/Shrimp/Crayfish Eyes
Hackle: Grizzly Saddle Feather- Click Here or Click Here (of course tons of options here as well)

In this fly tying tutorial, Brian Flechsig at Mad River Outfitters breaks down step-by-step how to fly tie this Clouser Swimming Nymph with some of his own twists for catching carp.

Materials list:
Hook: Tiemco 2302 #8 or #10
Thread: UTC 70
Bead: 5/32″ Copper
Weight: .020″ Lead Wire
Tail: Black Barred Gold Variant Rabbit Strip
Flash 1: Krystal Flash- Orange Pearl
Flash 2: Flahsabou- Copper
Rib: Medium Gold Oval Tinsel
Wing Case: Peacock Herl
Legs/Hackle: Hen Back Feather

From Mad River Outfitters:
“Pat Kelly teaches you how to tie the Carpinator Fly. This fly is perfect for catching carp as it sets on the bottom appearing to be a defensive crawfish.”

Materials list:
Hook: Daiichi 1650 #6
Thread: Fl. Orange UTC 140
Tail: Crawfish Orange Rabbit Fur cut from a Zonker Strip
Flash: Rootbeer Krystal Flash
Legs: Barred Orange Sili Legs- nymph
Body: Crawdub Dubbing- Softshell
Rear Eyes: Medium Mono Eyes- black
Front Eyes: Medium Bead Chain- black
Collar: Hen Back Patch- speckled brown natural