Fly Tying: Brammer's Trout Nugget - Articulated Streamer

I give a step by step fly tying tutorial on my Trout Nugget. This is an articulated zonker pattern with a hidden cone head perfect for chasing trout and bass with floating lines.
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Fly Tying, Fly Fishing, Articulated Streamer, Trout, Bass, Pike, Streamer, Gunnar Brammer, Brammer’s Custom Flies

[@PonyFoot123]

What you said about "movement" blew my mind. I never thought of that!

[@EscalanteFlyFlipper]

Sweet big brown trout fly Can’t wait to tie up a few.

[@alexdijkhof6050]

This fly and your cat nip one are just art. I really like the designs and made a lot of variations of them for pike . you are the man. Thumbs up

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Many thanks Alex!

[@zenbooter]

Anyway I've been tying since 67', what I'm saying is,"what an evolution"!

[@huntingicon]

Great video, as usual. I am definitely tying a few of these. That hidden cone idea is absolute genius

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Thanks Tim! The Hidden Cone head was all Oskar Hagelin. He has a bunch of cool patterns, and he's a great guy as well!

[@oaklindphoto]

Thats a king fly, I got a few new techniques I gotta try out on a pattern that popped up in my head. Thanks for sharing!!

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Absolutely man! Spin some thread!

[@josephdemro9805]

I missed it... can you post the materials list mainly the stuff you used for the body. Awesome Fly

[@jjlebreton]

Very nice, the new camera setup is great

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Thank you Jeff!

[@seanmooney3907]

Hey Gunnar, I finally got some fibers to tie these with. It looks so simple when I watch it, but I have had to tie several to get the correct proportions. I am used to tying small dry flies. I got the hooks in the sizes you suggested and they look monstrous! I am going to give them another go in the morning. I love your creativity. I am not so creative so I copy. Can't have everything I guess. All the best, Sean

[@EscalanteFlyFlipper]

Everything is a motor skill learning experience. That’s part of the joy of fly tying for me. Learning then getting better.

[@davidcollins4207]

Love the new camera setup

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Thanks David! I'm really happy with how it all turned out. Hopefully more to come

[@yuriydzhura9563]

Thank you, Gunnar! I'll use few of these in coming season. :)

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Absolutely man! Tight Lines!

[@RalphBellairs]

Great tie, Gunnar...I reckon that would be a great pike fly, also I'm guessing that half that fly would work well for the perch here in the UK. Some excellent tips on using zonker strips too. Also many thanks for sharing Oskar's blog...there's definitely some gold in there! Regards from the UK. 😎

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Oskar's blog is awesome! I honestly think the fly is a bit small to "target" pike, but you certainly get the accidental by catch. The Trout Nuggets (not XL) are exactly that, a single hook version to imitate smaller forage. I have an old video up if you can find it. There is a sculpin/goobie and baitfish version.

[@RalphBellairs]

I think it would probably suffice for the pike in my local canal...they only run to low doubles. Also I haven't yet got a rod powerful enough to throw large streamers - my heaviest fly rod is only a #8. I'm looking for a pike fly rod in my price range at the moment, but the good ones ain't cheap and the cheap ones ain't good!

[@iamkarlmeyer]

Finger whip skills are amazing. I got practice to do.

[@justinbennett8914]

What colors SF are you using? White and Shrimp? Or is that mullet brown?

[@scottgenius9189]

I would love to try your flies on some South African Largemouth Yellow Fish 🎣🏁

[@robnowicki]

Most excellent. Love your work keep them comin'!

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Thank you Rob!

[@ScottCatton-wq1gz]

Stepping up your video game! Looks great, dude!

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Thank you Scot! I'm pretty excited about it!

[@wildnorske]

Gunnar, Great videos! Do you think these could be upsized for big pike or even musky? If so what do you recommend for a hook size, and would the rabbit strips have long enough hair on them to keep a good proportion?

[@richardwhite9682]

If you want strips with longer hair, you might look into Finn Raccoon zonker strips. The hair is at least twice as long as rabbit yet soft and flowing.

[@DaveDavisinwyoming]

Great! Now I need some more fly tying materials.

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

You can never have enough, haha

[@DaveDavisinwyoming]

My wife doesn't think so.

[@DA-yb4qf]

🎯 Nailed it, Dave.

[@alexdijkhof6050]

Hey Gunnar , I would like to know if you can put some short footage from your flies in the water so we can see the action of it. Would be awesome to see your art "alive" alex

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

I definitely hope to Alex, but filming while fishing is trickier than I expected. Hopefully there will be some goodies coming out this fall before Winter sets in up here. Should have a new boat coming in that will simplify the filming process!

[@alexdijkhof6050]

Gunnar Brammer sounds good Gunnar. Hope it will work. Some footage is the only thing that make your flies better . Tight lines

[@Waty8413]

Is that the FrankenDub Monster dubbing you are using? This is a good looking fly and simple enough that you could probably crank out a bunch in no time.

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Monster Dub indeed! and Yes, it is a very straight forward tie. Easy to prep and whip up a few

[@kennethsanders963]

Gunnar handles those hooks like a pro. I on the other hand put micro tubing on the hook points. (too many holes in my fingers)🥲🥲🥲monster dub? we in Canada call it laser dubbing by Sanyo.What size is the skull mask?( many different sizes )

[@TheSilver9r]

Is there a list of material somewhere ie website etc, like to give this a try? Awesome tie dude!

[@ericholey594]

Can we please have the hook model numbers? Great Videos Thanks!

[@olegkagan4528]

Great fly, I tied today a couple. But where did you get Ahrex Predator hook in size 1, the smallest I found is size 2/0. I substitute it with Gamakatsu B10S size 2, I'm not sure that it will keep right proportion.

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

a B10s in a 2 should be just fine. I've also used Partridge Attitude Streamer hooks in size 1, as well as the new Ahrex Trout Predator series. Just make sure the fishmask doesn't reduce the hook gap by a substantial amount and you'll be good to go.

[@olegkagan4528]

Thanks, I just found and order Ahrex Trout Predator hooks.

[@glennplatvoet7111]

That's nice 😮fish that one for sure small mouth will eating it up

[@travisestes6217]

Why did you elect to use the fish mask over a Tear Mender head or something? Adhesive heads usually get too thin for the action of this fly?

[@wadesready]

Thanks Gunnar!!

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Absolutely man!

[@abraham.hedlin4159]

Digging the new camera, pal

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Thanks man!

[@theoutdoorangler1173]

I'm an intermidiate tier! What is the plastic cone head that goes over the really cone head? Thanks

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

The 'Plastic Cone" us a FlymenFishingCo "Fish Mask", in the video I am using the size 7mm, which is design for 7mm eyes and smaller.

[@markBUMP]

I'm needing a new vice, what kind do you use and what would you recommend?

[@jeffcopenhaver2217]

Gunnar, do you have a site that you sell your flies on? I'd be interested in giving you some business. Thanks, Jeff

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Thank you Jeff, I really appreciate that man! I sell my patterns at www.streamersbygunnar.com Just a heads up, I have a long lead time at the moment, approx 8 weeks.

[@alexdijkhof6050]

Gunnar i made some flyies like these with zonker but now since i am fishing them for a few months the furr comes off the hide and the hide itself looks like shit to. Is there anything i can do about it or do i just accept that zonker flyies have an expire date ? Alex

[@Gunnar_Brammer]

Hey Alex, flies, especially those built from natural materials certainly have expatriation dates, but a few months sounds pretty solid to me. The rabbit hide is always a hit/miss material. The action in the water is wonderful, but once the hide dries and stiffens, it can be frustrating. The hide however has always loosened back up for me once i get it back in the water, and I haven't had issues fishing zonker patterns for multiple seasons. I have however, never experienced fur simply coming off the hide, and wonder if the quality of the product was low, or if you are fishing for "toothier" critters such as pike.

[@alexdijkhof6050]

Gunnar Brammer thnx man good to know. Iam experimenting with other materials to. Same movement but syntetic stuff. Keep on the goed work b

[@Tonglee]

wow look every good i want make some order

[@robertandersson331]

very nice

[@marksleeper3752]

nice tie

[@michaelsw0rd]

fucking sick fly.