Defintion of a Templedog

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Other Forums have tried to come up with a definition of what constitutes a Templedog tube fly.

My original understanding was of a plastic bodied lightweight fly that was taken down to fish level by the weight/sink rate of the line used. Also, it was recommended that a short leader was used.

What is the expert view on what constitutes a contemporary Templedog style fly as we approach 2010 and method of fishing it?

I am a little confused as there seems such a range of styles (Conehead or not, copper, Bottle, Aluminium and Plastic, Hackled body etc) and tyings so any clarification would be progress for me as I am about to go into tying mode over the Festive period

tweedbunnet

[EV4]

That was always my understanding of a Temple Dog and how to fish it. It is a long light mobile fly designed to be fished without weight to keep it animated in the current. The depth was controlled by the density of the line. On the middle to lower Tweed I would use that on a very fast sinking line scraping bottom in the deep dubs with a very short leader just keeping the fly off the bottom. The fish then expends no energy in chasing the prize, it has then only to open its mouth to take the fly.....

tweedbunnet you have a PM.


Regards,

David.

[alexandra]

I remember hearing of a little Glasgow punter who was often seen angling at the back-end on the River Leven who once said that all of his Brass Templedogs had real "Chinese Templedog Hair" on them and that was how he was so successful with his!!

Of course he was a bit of a Liar and a Braggart!

AL