Moodah Poodah 05/14/2020 Photo Album
I possess quite a few foam dry flies, but I am always susceptible to adding a new pattern. Toward the back of one of my past issues of Southwest Fly Fishing, a fly that carried the unusual name of moodah poodah caught my attention. During this coronavirus and surgery recovery time I could not resist the temptation to construct a few of the foam attractors.
| Fly Component | Material |
|---|---|
| Hook | Tiemco 2487 Size 10-12 |
| Thread | Black 6/0 |
| Hot Spot | UV Hot Orange Ice Dub. I substituted orange poly. |
| Body | Black Ice Dub |
| Ribbing | Pearl flashabou |
| Underwing | Black deer hair |
| Head | Black 2MM Foam |
| Legs | Speckled Orange centipede legs. |
| Post | Orange poly |
The features that differentiated the moodah poodah from other foam flies in my boxes were the dangling Klinkhammer-style body, the size, and the shape. This foam fly struck me as a size that fit in between a hippie stomper and a Jake’s gulp beetle. It was large enough to float a single beadhead dropper, and the shape reminded me of a beetle, cicada and horsefly. Surely this fly covered enough bases to be a viable addition to my fly box.
Pumped to Try
I gathered my materials and churned out five reasonably accurate imitations of the moodah poodah that was displayed in the magazine article. I lacked UV hot orange ice dub for the hot spot, so I substituted orange poly and coated it with UV resin. The pattern specified black elk hair, but I utilized black deer hair instead. I also improvised for the legs by dabbing orange-red rubber appendages with a black magic marker to achieve the speckled effect. I was quite pleased with the final product, and I am anxious to give the moodah poodah a spin in western lakes and streams.
Standard Materials