Cockroach Deceiver

By Lefty Kreh, 1950s, submitted by Mike Cline.

Description

Lefty Kreh created the Deceiver style in the 1950s for striped bass but the effective baitfish style quickly adapted itself to all manner of saltwater and freshwater targets. The Cockroach Deceiver became very effective around Mangrove structure for snook and other inshore targets. The barring of the grizzly hackle tail and overall brown coloring does a good job of replicating any baitfish with strong barring.

Materials

• Body: Flat gold or rootbeer braid
• Collar: Gray or Fox Squirrel Tail
• Head: 6mm 3D eyes over brown marked thread head
• Tail: 4-6 Grizzly or Cree hackles with gold flash
• Thread: UTC 140 White
• Wing: Shades of brown bucktail

Hooks

• Firehole 802P #1/0

Fly types: Bass/Warmwater, Saltwater, Streamer