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By Syd Lilly - Madam X
Two years ago, Kent Schoenauer, our Patagonia
fishing guide recommended a fly that I had not fished with before….The Madame
X. I contacted Pat Ehlers at the Fly Fisher Shop in Milwaukee (414-259-8100)
and asked him to tie a few dozen in large sizes for the trip to Argentina and
Chile. Pat used a size 6 hook in deer hair, but had to go to a longer elk hair
for the size 4 hooks. 
Trout
Fishing
The Madam X is an excellent attractor pattern when
tied correctly. They imitate many terrestrials including the hopper, cicada, dragonfly
as well as many other large insects that big brown and rainbow trout love to attack.
Using a 5 weight line and an Orvis bamboo rod I
cast and drift the Madam X quietly back and forth along the reeds, frequently
recasting the same areas several times. I did well with this fly in both Argentina
and on Lake Yelcho at Lion's Bay in Chile.
One
thing about big fly patterns is that they float. You never have to wonder
if you have a strike. We use many different type of fly patterns while fishing
with Kent, but last year the Madam X was the hottest one for me. Surprisingly
though, I caught allot of very big fighting trout on the deer hair with the size
6 hook, but didn't get one bite on the size 4 in elk hair. The elk hair was a
much lighter color, but who knows why a trout goes for a fly in one color and
not in another. I won't throw the elk hairs away though, because next fly fishing
trip......
For more information about becoming part of the Patagonia Adventures family please
contact Kent at at kent@ArgentinaChileFlyFishing.com
or call (from the United States ) at +011-54-2944-492513.
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