Emerald Trout Bane
Tied with salmon flash. Fished for trout fury.
Dark on Top. Light on the Bottom. Deadly All Around.
This one wasn’t born in a fly shop.
It came from watching, thinking, and messing around with what trout actually chase.
And it started with a flash of two-tone.
I saw a nymph one day—dark on top, light on the bottom—and something clicked. That contrast just felt right. So I started riffing… and what came out was the Emerald Trout Bane.
Built on a basic nymph hook with simple moves, but it hits harder than it looks.
The key is the wrap technique—tail fibers up top, open-wrapped forward to build that natural gradient from light to dark.
And yeah, it’s tied with golden pheasant.
That same flashy skin most guys save for salmon flies.
But guess what? Salmon are trout too.
And trout know what’s good.
Materials – Emerald Trout Bane (Original Pattern by Johnny Utah)
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Hook: Nymph hook
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Thread: Montana Fly Co midge body thread – Light Olive
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Tail: Golden pheasant body feather fibers (emerald)
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Body: Open-wrapped butts of the tail fibers—dark on top, light underneath
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Thorax: Light olive ice dub
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Wingcase: Golden pheasant body fibers (same as tail)
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Legs: Trimmed butts of the original tail fibers
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Top Coat: UV resin
Why It Works
This fly isn’t flashy—it’s instinctual.
That dark-over-light profile mimics the real bugs trout see every day underwater.
The golden pheasant adds just enough shimmer to catch light without screaming artificial.
And the dubbing? It pulses when wet.
It’s light. It’s alive. It’s dangerous.
Fish it unweighted and let it drift naturally.
Trout find it—even when
This wild brown crushed the Emerald Trout Bane on a slow drift. No fluff, no weight—just movement and silhouette.🎥 Watch the Film
This is more than just a tying tutorial—it’s a full Fly Vision™ feature.
See the Emerald Trout Bane come to life on the vise, exactly how it was meant to be tied.
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