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Galloup's Zoo Cougar ![]() Tying Instructions |
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Kelly Galloup is widely known and recognized for his creative, innovative patterns. The Zoo Cougar is interesting because of its dual personality. It is designed as a floating fly, but Kelly fishes it beneath the surface with a sinking line. Here is what he has to say: The Zoo Cougar has without a doubt been the most productive fly for really big trout I have ever fished. This fly was the first of the floating fly concept and has still been the best of the bunch. A floating fly is a fly designed to be pulled under by the sinking line, as opposed to weighting the fly. This allows the fly to be kicked and pushed by the currents when it's not being stripped, giving the fly a very real and erratic movement.
As Kelly makes clear in his book on fishing streamers for trophy trout, the actual tie is really only half the game the other half is learning how to fish it effectively, as the issue of casting and retrieving technique is just as important as the fly itself.
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Zoo Cougar, White ![]() |
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Zoo Cougar, Olive ![]() |
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Articulated Cougar, Heifer Groomer ![]() |
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