Galloup’s Woolly Sculpin – designed for erratic movement

Galloup’s Woolly Sculpin, Tan

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Tying Instructions

Tying Instructions: Galloup’s Mini Dungeon

1. Place the hook within the vise. We are using a Daiichi 2220 Streamer hook that is 4X Long with a down eye.

2. Attach the GSP thread about 1/4 position behind the eye. Wrap the thread to the bend of the hook.

3.Moisten the marabou to control the fibers and measure from the hook eye to just beyond the bend of the hook.

4. Secure the bundle of marabou fibers at the bend of the hook.

5. Secure the tag end of the marabou with thread wraps up the shank to just behind the 1/4 position. Trim off the excess marabou tag.

6. Attach the Gold Wire ribbing to the top of the shank at the 1/4 position.

7. Secure the wire along the top of the shank to the bend of the hook.

8. Expose the two threads at the end of the chenille and secure these to the top of the shank at base of the tail.

9. Wrap the chenille forward to the 1/4 position and secure with tight thread wraps. Trim off the tag end.

10. Select a Strung Chinese Hackle and remove the lower barbs to create a clear section of quill stem. Attach this stem to the shank at the 1/4 position with two wraps over the top of the stem and two wraps behind the stem.

11. Trim off the tag end of the hackle and palmer the hackle rearward towards the tail. Rotating hackle pliers work well for this step.

12. Palmer about 6-7 wraps to the base of the tail.

13. Use the wire rib to secure the hackle tip and remove the hackle pliers.

14. Wrap the wire the same number of turns as the hackle up to the 1/4 position.

15. Secure the tag end of the wire with a few tight thread wraps and break off the tag end of the wire.

16. Clip off a number of deer hairs from the hide. It should be about a pencil width.

17. Using hair stacker, even the tips and measure the hair so that the tips extend to about 50% of the shank length.

18. Trim the base of the hair so that the hair is anchored an eye length back from the eye.

19. Apply a couple of tight thread wraps though and tag ends of the hair and a couple of tight wraps directly in front. Now, bring your thumb down on the hair to splay them out. You do not want the hair to move to the side of the shank but stay centered on top of the shank.

20. This is how the hair should look, the tips even and covering 200 degrees of the top shank.

21. Next, clip off a second clump of deer hair. Don’t bother to even the tips but comb the hair to remove any underfur.

22. Place the clump of hair at an angle along the side of the shank. Place one wrap around the clump and the hook shank.

23.Place a second wrap around the clump and tighten. Drawing the thread upwards, the clump will spin one time around the shank.

24. Place a couple more tight thread wraps through the splayed hairs to lock them down.

25. Use a half Hitch tool to lock the thread just behind the eye of the hook.

26. Trim off the tag end of the thread.

27. Use a razor blade to trim hair and shape the head. The top should be a high broad head and the bottom flat.

28. The profile should look something like this.

Materials to Order Material, click the link
Hook	Daiichi 2220 #4-8
Thread	Veevus GSP White, 100 denier
Head	Premo Deer Hair, Natural
Rib	Ultra Gold Wire, Brassie
Body	Medium Chenille, Tan
Hackle	Strung Chinese Saddle, Tan
Tail	Blood Marabou, Cream

Galloup’s Woolly Sculpin

A woolly sculpin is a single-hook streamer fly pattern designed to imitate a sculpin, a small, bottom-dwelling fish that is a key food source for large trout and bass. Developed by fly tier Kelly Galloup, the pattern is known for its ability to mimic the darting and fleeing action of a real sculpin. Galloup’s design is a refinement of an earlier sculpin pattern by Ed Shenk. Galloup added a hackle for a fuller body and removed a marabou wing to create a slimmer profile.

A defining characteristic is the clipped deer hair head, which is spun and trimmed to create the wide, flat profile of a sculpin’s head and pectoral fins. This also helps the fly push water and gives it an erratic swimming action. The body typically uses chenille, while the tail is made of marabou for lifelike movement in the water. Popular colors are Tan, Olive, Black

Variations

Variations include Galloup’s Cactus Woolly Sculpin which uses cactus chenille for a different body texture and appearance. Another variation is the Conehead Woolly Sculpin which has a weighted cone to help it sink faster and produce a jigging motion.

• Sinking line: Use a sinking-tip or full-sinking fly line to help get the fly down to the appropriate depth.
• Casting: Cast quartering upstream and across the current.
• Retrieve: After letting the fly sink to the bottom, use short, aggressive strips to make the fly dart erratically. Allow for pauses, which will cause the fly to drift and sink again, imitating a wounded sculpin.
• Location: Focus on the stream bottom, especially around structure like large rocks and submerged logs where sculpins hide.

Woolly Sculpin, Olive

Materials to Order Material, click the link
Hook	Daiichi 2220 #4-8
Thread	Veevus GSP White, 100 denier
Head	Dyed Deer Body Hair, Olive
Rib	Ultra Gold Wire, Brassie
Body	Medium Chenille, Olive
Hackle	Strung Chinese Saddle, Olive
Tail	Blood Marabou, Golden Olive

Conehead Woolly Sculpin, Brown

Materials to Order Material, click the link
Hook	Daiichi 2220 #4-8
Thread	Veevus GSP White, 100 denier
Head	Dyed Deer Body Hair, Golden Brown and 3/8 inch Black Cross-eyed Conehead
Rib	Ultra Gold Wire, Brassie
Body	Medium Chenille, Tan
Hackle	Strung Chinese Saddle, Tan
Tail	Grizzly Mini Marabou, Tan

Woolly Sculpin, Black

Materials to Order Material, click the link
Hook	Daiichi 2220 #4-8
Thread	Veevus GSP Black, 100 denier
Head	Dyed Deer Body Hair, Black
Rib	Ultra Gold Wire, Brassie
Body	Medium Chenille, Black
Hackle	Strung Chinese Saddle, Black
Tail	Blood Marabou, Black

Woolly Sculpin, Cactus

Materials to Order Material, click the link
Hook	Daiichi 2220 #4-8
Thread	Veevus GSP Black, 100 denier
Head	Dyed Deer Body Hair, Olive
Rib	Ultra Gold Wire, Brassie
Body	Medium Krystal Chenille, Rusty Brown
Hackle	Strung Chinese Saddle, Olive
Tail	Grizzly Mini Marabou, Golden Brown