In the Fall Bass as well as Trout put on the feed bag. Bass start targeting baitfish like Shad in Lakes and Reservoirs and Bluegill in Ponds in preparation for the Winter ahead. Trout on the other hand, especially Browns, hammer all types of big Streamers and Nymphs in preparation for spawning.
The Zonker is known as a pattern for big fish and the addition of a Laser Dub head just makes it that much more effective. With the array of colors available in Zonker Strips, Mylar Tubing, and Laser Dub it's possible to come up with a pattern that matches the forage in your waters. The pattern shown here is just a generic "Minnow" but the possibilities are endless as far as what you can come up with. Aside from that, you can also play around with the weight of the fly quite a bit. You can hide a lot of lead inside the Mylar Tubing or even a Glass Rattle or both. For a more weedless fly use a Tungsten Scud Body from Hareline to flip the shank over.
There are many ways to fish guy from swinging it across current in rivers and streams to manipulating it with a jerk strip retrieve in stillwaters. Play around with different retrieves until you find one that works. Even though the weather is cooling off the Streamer fishing is heating up!
Hook: Gamakatsu B10S sz.2
Thread: White Uni 6/0
Wing: Magnum Cut Grey Rabbit Zonker Strip
Underbody: Tapered Lead Foil
Body: Large Silver Mylar Tubing
Head: Grey Senyo's Laser Dub
Eyes: Wapsi Stick-On Holographic Silver
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