Pyramid Lake Cyclops Popcorn Beetle Fly (4-Pack)

Stripping beetle flies at Pyramid Lake is a very specialized technique that requires specialized flies to be effective. Due to the sandy bottom, full sinking and shooting head lines are used to drag right through the sand. Like many of the popular retrieving flies at the lake, my Cyclops pattern incorporates a foam back and head that cause the fly to slowly float upward, and when the line is pulsed, skitter and dive. As it is stripped through the water, the Cyclops strongly resembles the behavior of a wounded baitfish attempting to flee.  This pattern is really just my take on Doug Ouellette's Popcorn Beetle Fly, with a couple of important modifications. I have found that the White Peach color palete used in this fly is often preferred by the largest Lahontan Cutthroat, but I like to fish White and Black in tandem so that fish seeking a darker profile will strike as well. Key to its success is the large reflective eye mounted on top of the foam. The eye not only serves as a triggering