Brassie, The Easy Simply Forgotten Nymph

Here is a fly called the Brassie. There are a few ways to tye this fly, but I prefer the one pictured.
Brassie:
Hook: Mustad 9671 size 14
Thread: Danville Black 6/0
Body: Lagartun Fine Copper Wire
Thorax: One strand of peackock herl from the eye
Before tying in the Peacock herl, add a small coat of head cement in this case hard as hull and wrap the herl forward with the stem side of the herl facing the eye. The head cement enforces the herl and cuts down on the uses of excess material.

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps344942a1.jpg

Nice fly. Although the Zebra Midge is my favorite tailwater nymph, Brassies still work well and I make sure I have a bunch. Originally, the fly was tied with a small section of black heat-shrink tubing at the head; peacock looks a lot nicer.

Regards,
Scott

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Originally Posted by ScottP

Nice fly. Although the Zebra Midge is my favorite tailwater nymph, Brassies still work well and I make sure I have a bunch. Originally, the fly was tied with a small section of black heat-shrink tubing at the head; peacock looks a lot nicer.

Regards,
Scott

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Scott, what is your favorite color and size for fishing the Zebra Midge?
Bruce

It is still in my box.

Played with this. Tried woven bodies.
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...psccb8e98d.jpg
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps17a01309.jpg
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...pse97dbdc2.jpg

first two size 14 hook.
Last one size 22

Rick

Try braiding the wire, it takes a little patiences but works pretty well.

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Originally Posted by Uncle Jesse

Try braiding the wire, it takes a little patiences but works pretty well.

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Nice flies Uncle Jesse

Thanks, that's a variance of the lightning bug and the fly on the left was my attempt at a blue assassin. As you know they work well on the Hooch. My granddad who had a small farm in MS taught me to braid twine off bales of hay when I was a kid. Like Mr. Scott likes the furled look, I like to braid. Just bent that way.