John Barr's Meat Whistle

The Meat Whistle

Hook:  Size 4 - Huge Gamakatsu or similar jig style, round bend hook (size 2 is shown)
Cone: Tungsten only
Thread:  6/0 in appropriate color
Tail:  Rabbit strip
Ribbing:  Small copper wire
Body:  Fish Scale body tubing (wrapped flat)
Flash:  Gold or silver Flashabou
Legs:  Silli Legs (Crawdad Pumpkin Silli Legs are shown)
Throat:  Marabou tips
Head:  Thread wrapped in front of the cone.  Use the same thread color as the body or make a hot spot with some color.

This fly has some unique features.  Obviously, it is tied on a jig hook.  This opens up an array of ways to fish it.  It is perfect for dead drifting in the winter and can be used on a dude rig in the spring.  In the late summer, it is a great crayfish imitation that can be dredged through the deepest of runs.

The Meat Whistle is also great for stillwater fishing and can even be fished through the ice.  Not only is this fly versatile in how it can be presented, it also catches many different species of fish.  Tie this fly in every color you have to match all sorts of situations.

One of the best things about this fly is the name.  Google "meat whistle" while not at work.  Pretty funny name for this fly.  Also makes reading the title of this post aloud hysterical.  Didn't know John Barr had such a sense of humor.