Hello BFT
Now as to not offend anyone the title is in-fact a fly I used to fish with.
It was Called a Moron Girl and a lady in utah used to tie them.
They were sort of a elk hair caddis with a redish butt.
I was just wondering if anyone else had heard of them or happpend to have pictures.
I have been trying to recreate them for the longest $#%^ time and cant get it.
Any and all help is very hepful.
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Interesting fly. So how well does it work?
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Well it is a dry and it used to just hammer fish I have since lost all mine and my father cant find the lady SIGH
We would often drift them on the ogden but the caught everything!
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It is a very nice fly and works well on streams when the little yellow sally stoneflies are around. I like it fished dry, and it is usually hit when it starts to skate across the surface a little as the females do.
It imitates an egg laying female. The red butt is the egg sack.
Keep it light and lots of hackle or it is hard to keep afloat, but just under does pretty good too. More fun on top though. I think it would be good to use cdc for the wing, but I haven't tried it.
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[quote cpierce]It is a very nice fly and works well on streams.[/quote]
it is one of my go to flys on the upper logan fo'sho
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I don't go to the high Uintas without this fly. It is a brookies favorite thing to eat and I have also caught some big cuts on it. It seems to work really well on those lakes when the days are clear and bright. Those brookies are usually not the most discriminating fish so a fly that is bright and floats well works best. Thats your mormon girl for you, on the end of tippet or behind a casting bubble. I like to think they call them the mormon girl because that red thread comes down and covers the hook like a long dress instead of the short ones most flies wear
] They sell them at Benedict's in Mountain View Wyoming, on your way up to the north slope for cheap and they are good quality.
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The thing I find interesting, is that this fly is usually listed as a WET fly. I don't think it was ever intended to really be a wet fly. It is frequently tied with the wings swept back, so it is MISTAKEN for a wet fly. Maybe I am wrong, but in my opinion (I have LOTS of opinions!!) the Mormon Girl or Yellow Sally flie were designed to be fished on top. They seem to do so much better. So use a good dry fly hackle and skitter it across the water. You'll be glad you did!
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Do you guys happen to have any pictures of them its been so long since I have seen one. If I see it I am sure I can tie it!
They would be greatly appreciated!!!
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I believe the moniker was given to it because the fly is 'heavily dressed.'
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There is a picture of the wet version in each of these links. The dry isn't much different just more hackle and use more buoyant materials on the body.
wet flies:
[url "http://www.reelflies.ca/Mormon_Girl_p/mormon-girl.htm"]http://www.reelflies.ca/...rl_p/mormon-girl.htm[/url]
[url "http://www.classictrout.com/wetflies/m/mormongirl_wet.php"]http://www.classictrout.com/...m/mormongirl_wet.php[/url]
There is no picture of a dry on this link, but it does give the materials or recipe.
Dry:
[url "http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/fly-pattern-recipe/dry/mormongirl.shtml"]http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/...dry/mormongirl.shtml[/url]
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