About the Pot Belly Pig Cascade Salmon Atlantic Fly

A superb all rounder, effective in both clear and stained water; with plenty of electrifying and colourful movement. The secret is that the wild boar bristles being added into the tail to give a "kick” to the fly! So the real key when fishing the pattern is using the Boar bristle antenna and splay them out so they pulse in the water and don't matt down. Pot Belly Pig’s stiff bristled tail creates a commotion. You can fish our Cascade PBP with confidence right through the season; it comes into is own as a "must have" when the water temperature starts to rise from the ice cold of early spring.

Expert Tip:

Our deadly "Pot Belly Pig" Fly series is fast becoming one of the most successful flies for salmon and sea trout in Europe today. This style of fly has, at times, been referred to as the boar bristle shrimp and the hog bristle shrimp.

Creator of this salmon atlantic fly:

Country of origin for this salmon atlantic fly: Norway

This salmon atlantic fly is designed to be fished on Rivers & Streams

Dressings

• Tube : 12mm or 22mm brass bottle tube
• Tying Silk : Black
• Tail : Bleached & dyed hot orange Wild Boar bristles, then flou orange and yellow bucktail mixed; silver crystal hair over top.
• Butt : Wound black hackle
• Body Rear half : Silver lite brite
• Body Front half : Black lite brite
• Rib : Oval silver tinsel
• Hackle : Black, palmered down body
• Collar : Yellow hackle with hot orange in front
• Cheeks : Jungle cock