Burk’s Aggravator
Burk’s Aggravator, Hare’s Ear
Tying Instructions
Materials
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Hook | TMC 200R # 6-14 |
Thread | Danville Tan 6/0 |
Head | Gold Bead |
Weight | Leadfree Wire wraps |
Ribbing | Medium Gold Wire |
Legs | Olive/black Flake Crazy Legs |
Body | Light Hare's Ear Dubbing |
Thorax | Light Hare's Ear Dubbing |
wingcase | Dark Mottled Turkey Tail |
Tail | Claret Marabou |
Tag | Pearl Krystal Flash |
Collar | Dark Hare's Ear Dubbing |
Andy Burk, a Central Sierran fly fishing guide, designed this fly originally for smallmouth bass. Yet, it has also been very effective for a number of other species including largemouth, steelhead, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brown trout, brook trout, salmon and even panfish.
Composite Pattern
The pattern is basically a composite of a Nymph and Marabou Streamer with Rubberlegs thrown in. It could represent a damsel nymph, a stonefly, a minnow, or a crawdad. Lot’s of action, a pure attractor streamer. Some have even adapted the pattern to be articulated.
Presentation
To fish the Aggravator in fast moving water an angler can either dead drift the fly through a fishy looking run or riffle or strip it actively against the current to try and get a reaction strike. In stillwater, a sinking fly line will get the fly to the big fish while the waving marabou tail and wiggly silicone legs should put any fish in the vicinity into a feeding frenzy. Andy has tied these in variations of black, olive and Prince Nymph.
Variations
Burk’s Aggravator, Black
Hook | TMC 200R # 6-14 |
Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
Head | Copper Bead |
Weight | Leadfree Wire wraps |
Ribbing | Pearl Krystal Flash |
Legs | Purple/Electric Blue Crazy Legs |
Body | Black Hare-tron Dubbing |
Thorax | Black Hare-tron Dubbing |
wingcase | Dark Mottled Turkey Tail |
Tail | Black Marabou |
Tag | Pearl Krystal Flash |
Collar | Black Ostrich |
Burk’s Aggravator, Olive
Hook | TMC 200R # 6-14 |
Thread | Danville Olive 6/0 |
Head | Gold Bead |
Weight | Leadfree Wire wraps |
Ribbing | Pearl Krystal Flash |
Legs | Olive/black Flake Crazy Legs |
Body | Olive Hare-tron Dubbing |
Thorax | Olive Hare-tron Dubbing |
wingcase | Dark Mottled Turkey Tail |
Tail | Olive Marabou |
Tag | Pearl Krystal Flash |
Collar | Dark Hare's Ear Dubbing |
Burk’s Aggravator, Prince Nymph
Hook | TMC 200R # 6-14 |
Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
Head | Gold Bead |
Weight | Leadfree Wire wraps |
Ribbing | Medium Gold Wire |
Legs | Pumpkin/Olive Black Crazy Legs |
Body | Peacock Herl |
Thorax | Peacock Herl |
wingcase | White Goose Biots |
Tail | Brown Olive Marabou |
Tag | Pearl Krystal Flash |
Collar | Peacock Herl |