A little something using starling for the Baetis hatch...
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TUNG READY BAETIS NYMPH...Scott Smith/ Variant...#18-#22
PT/TB :p
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A little something using starling for the Baetis hatch...
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...YMPHVAR-1-.jpg
TUNG READY BAETIS NYMPH...Scott Smith/ Variant...#18-#22
PT/TB :p
Okay guys and gals, I really love the flies posted here but I have a specific question about them. Do any of you know if there is any difference between the biot rib and the wire rib when catching fish? I mean... actually do you notice a difference between the two? Does one of them catch more fish than the other? It seems that the wire rib would last longer... but maybe not?
Any takers?
I don't know...I have had the flies hit a lot, but never mutilated like other flies. Biot just looks kewl!
I like the looks of Biot too! A little harder to learn to tie, but once you get the hang of it it's no big deal...
2 keys to tying with biots for me:
1. Get it wet before you tie it in; much easier to wrap (lots of folks keep them in a damp paper towel or cloth on the bench)
2. learn which way to orient the biot to get the rib up (or down if that's the effect you're looking for); the way I tie them in, the notch at the end where you pull it off the quill is down if I want the rib to show, and up if I want a smooth body.
That's about all there is to it.
Regards,
Scott
Hmmm... Never heard of the wetting thing before~~~ gonna have to try that!
Thanks Scott!
Herefishy, not sure if you are talking about the two that I posted (Tig) but the one on the left (yellow) is made from a pheasant feather.
clenske, Very nice pattern. Do you put any weight on it?
PaulY,
Nope, no weight. I usually fish it suspended under a dry fly, or trailing a heavier nymph if I want to go deeper.
Some great flies have been posted. I've really enjoyed seeing what other use, and reading what they have to say about soft hackles.
CJ