Collier's Wet-wire 1870 Coachman SBS

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Interesting fly from Colorado tyer Dennis Collier.

hook - Orvis 1512 #10
thread - UTC 70 woodduck
bead - 7/64 gold
tail - golden pheasant tippets
body - brassie wire hot orange
thorax - peacock herl
wing - antron white
hackle - hen grizzly


Part 1

mash barb, slide bead on; jam in place with a few wraps of .015 non-tox

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start thread, wrap to point above point

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measure (gap width past bend) some gp fibers; tie in

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wrap wire forward; helicopter end, cover with thread

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tie in a hank of antron over the bead

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tie in some peacock herl; wrap to bead, tie off/trim

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fold wing back, tie down with a few wraps

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Part 2

tie in (folded) hackle by tip; stroke fibers back while wrapping, tie off/trim, whip, SHHAN

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trim wing

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Regards,
Scott

Excellent tie, Scott!

I have a question about this type of hook. Does the design impart some kind of action to the fly? Does it wiggle on it's own when retrieved?

Allen,

Thanks. Haven't done the bathtub test, yet, but I'd imagine a bit of up-and-down, especially if tied with a loop knot.

Regards,
Scott

If you don't have any swimming nymph hooks, but you do have some of those "natural bend" irons like a Dai Riki 270, Tiemco 200, etc, you can roll your own. Takes about 10 seconds (including time to mash the barb):

before

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hold hook against a metal rod of some sort (my vise stem works great)

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clamp eye securely against the stem with a pair of pliers; push away against the bottom of the bend until you get the curve you're looking for (only 2 hands so I can't show the process in action)

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ready for action

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Regards,
Scott

Thanks. I've heard of doing this before; it is what I'm planning on doing to produce a "few" of this shape hook for experimentation.

Very nice tie, Scott. I'm curious about your experience with that style hook. Used the Tiemco swimming nymph version years ago and was struck by a poor hook up rate, and a lot of long distance releases. Gave up on them and haven't used them for some time. Wonder if you or others have experienced that.

Jay,

I don't have much experience with them; saw a pic of the fly on Hans' site and thought it was a cool look. I'd just as soon tie it on something like a Dai Riki 280, a hook I have a lot of faith in.

Regards,
Scott