Electric Chicken

The phone rang, on the other end was the distinct voice of one of our customers: “Hey you guys tie the Electric Chicken?” After a giggle or two I said “ No never heard of it.” So we looked around, worked up some samples and sent the customer photos. After tuning up the pattern a bit the order went out and the flies got fished. As it turns out the Electric Chicken is nothing to giggle about.

The marshes of the Carolinas harbor great redfish. There's a quite group of anglers who stalk the shallows and spartina grass beds year round for redfish. Most of the flies are crab or shrimp patterns. The original pink and chartreuse Electric Chicken seems to be neither but when tied in more common colors the fly starts to look like something that could be a redfish snack.  

Of course we can't leave well enough alone. Our Electric Chickens are tied with extra long Estaz and trimmed on the bottom to help it turn over. We put on our heavy fluorocarbon weed guard and plenty of weight to get it on bottom. Certainly the pink version is a great choice in dark waters, the root beer in clearer conditions. Use the black and purple also in dark water or low light conditions.