Fly Tying: Schmidt's Double Deceiver

Mike Schmidt's Double Deceiver is one of the best "swim patterns" around. The bucktail head allows it to retain the profile in the water and it's light weight/deceiver tails catch every bit of current and represents a wounded or fleeing baitfish.
Material List:
Back Hook: Daiichi 2461#4
Tail: Tan Schlappen Feathers (2)
Body: Gold Ice Dub
Over/Underwings: Tan over Yellow Bucktail
Connection: 19 Strand (0.38) Beadalon and 1 Bead
Front Hook: Daiichi 2461 #1
Body: Gold Ice Dub
Over/Underwing: Tan over Yellow Bucktail w/ Blue Highlights
Eyes: 7mm Fish Skull Eyes (Fire)

[@allieone8518]

Josh, thanks tremendously for honoring your promise and filming this superb video on DD!!! You are THE MAN!!!

[@varnersstreamers]

Sorry it took me so long to get to this one, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Keep the requests coming, I'll try to be quicker on the responses...

[@harryleichtweis3378]

Thanks Josh. More to keep busy trying out all your patterns.

[@varnersstreamers]

Thanks Harry, as always!

[@rplecker]

Great job Josh! I too use the MFC streamer hooks- mostly because they are the same as 2461, but come in 100 packs.

[@varnersstreamers]

Thanks Rich! Ya, the 100 pack is a huge selling point to me as well, that and the hook is pretty damn good!

[@donmthg]

Let's try that out soon! The Stone is open now (from ice.).

[@varnersstreamers]

Thanks Don, is it really? Through the bird float? If work lets me, I want to fish it before runoff hits...

[@donmthg]

@@varnersstreamers Well, it was floatable. This next cold spell will fix that. I don't like the bird float when the river is at winter flows, too many long, shallow stretches. Maybe the Mo soon?

[@Utahlonghorn]

I guess my question earlier about those hooks was well timed! Great video as always, what other color combinations do you tie this in?

[@varnersstreamers]

Thanks Lee, and yes...the hook question lined up perfectly with this video. I hate to give a blanket response to that question, but every single color combination I can think of, this fly is that good honestly.

[@Podobed]

Nice work Josh- I'm pretty sure Mike doesn't use any body materials though- just two stacks of bucktail. His stuff is pretty paired down to the point I may have overheard some guides in Arkansas refer to them as shitty'schmidty's.....I should also say I know a little about fishing politics and I have no further comment lol. l I have about two dozen of Mike's flies in my boxes right now.

[@varnersstreamers]

Thanks Dan, you are 100% correct, Mike doesn't tie body material on this pattern, but my bucktail work was completely atrocious when I first started tying this pattern that I needed the filler...