New Zealand "lumo" fly

[Langenbeck]

This is the fly I used almost exclusively at night while in New Zealand. It represents their fresh water smelt. Tied on a Mustad 9672 Size 8 with a red & green poly tail, a green poly back and the shank is wrapped with a lumo material. You charge the fly periodically with a flashlight to keep in glowing.
When the fish hit this they really strike hard!! The locals refer to these as doll flies.

[Tracy Chimenti]

I'm glad you showed us that. The whole time i thought the lumo-fly was a woolybugger type streamer with a luminescent plastic skirt pulled over the front of the body. That was a popualr fly over there on the deltas at night.

Thanks, Tracy

[David Lee]

Gordon -

That has to be the least likely fly to sell-out at the shop . Just goes to show that fish want what they want .... not what WE want to throw !!

Great job on the trip of a lifetime !!!!

David

[Darian]

Does that fly give you an idea about the size of the brain of large Trout Wonder what Ernie Schweibert would have to say about it

[David Lee]

Ernest would say " Those magnificent creatures rose to the crumbs of my baugette with a touch of Brie on them" .

Then .... he would look at my LC-13 head and puke .

Sorry , Mr. S. -

David

[Langenbeck]

Here is the real proof that the "lumo" fly does work.

[Adam Grace]

Gordon, I think those NZ trout are smoking something very potent to be eating a fly like that :P

[David Lee]

Gordon, I think those NZ trout are smoking something very potent to be eating a fly like that :P

Hmmmmm .... kind of like those pesky Chico-State students , perhaps ??

:P :P David :P :P

[Darian]

Ya know, the more I look at that fly, the more I realize that Gordon was probably handicapping himself by including the red/green materials in it.

You could probably catch those Trout, at night, with nothing more than the lumo-body on the hook.... 'Ow 'bout a few strands o green lumo for a topping, a bit o red/orange lumo under that for a tied down wing/tail Same body.... Then the whole fly'd be flourescent

Just think what size Trout Gordon might've caught had he done that...