FishingEnthusiast.com's Freshwater Fly of the Month:
Pistol Pete's
The Pistol Pete was created by an ambitious young fly tier named Chris Furia in 1972 on the streams and lakes of Trinidad, Colorado. Young Chris was getting frustrated with fly fishing, and felt that by adding a small propeller onto the end of the fly, he could give the fly more action and movement, similar to the action he got with his lures. Before Chris knew it, his fly was a hit amongst his family and friends on their fishing trips, and the legend grew throughout Colorado of these new flies. Soon, a business was born, and Chris became the CEO of the new venture, calling it Hi-Country Flies.
After graduating from college some years later, Christ was drawn to the great North. He brought his flies out to Alaska and found that they worked impressively well with the salmon, steelhead, arctic char, and rainbow trout that were so plentiful up there. It was up here that Chris was able to fine tune the flies, realizing how truly versatile they could become. Today, the flies remain one of the most popular flies in all of North America, and are used for everything from bass, crappie, & bluegills to salmon, trout, steelhead, and even some saltwater varieties.
What makes the fly so popular? It has to do with the make of each fly. The propeller attached creates a vibration that as the fly moves through the water, the propeller spins, creating an action and sound that excites the fish into striking even when they are not in a feeding period. Fish them like a buzzbait - pull them slow, let them drop, and let the propeller do it's work. The body contains a combination of peacock herl and maribou, which has the consistency of toilet paper and is difficult to make, but provides a bug like finish. The colorful tail creates that final taunt and leads to the big hit.
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