What are your favorite patterns/recipes for this fly?
Thanks,
Joe
What are your favorite patterns/recipes for this fly?
Thanks,
Joe
I use these:
Info here if your interested: http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/s...Bi-Vis-Emerger
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River
This one...
SPLIT/ WING CASE BAETIS NYMPH
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #16-#22, TMC 2487, #16-#22, Mustad c49s, #16-#22
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0, Sheer, Gray
TAIL: Lemon Woodduck
ABDOMEN: Premo Goose Biots, Blue Winged Olive, or Olive, or Natural
RIB: Largutan, x-fine Gold wire
THORAX: Wapsi Beaver Dubbing, Dark Tan
LEGS: Lemon Wooduck
UNDER WING CASE: Wapsi, Razor Foam, Translucent Dun, 1.0 MM
OVER WING CASE: Spirit River Holographic Mylar Motion, 1/64″, Black...three strands, each side, to edge of pulled over foam, this IS tricky...patience prevails...
PT/TB
Last edited by planettrout; 06-09-2011 at 01:55 PM.
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Both of these look great. Good job Hairwing on the split wings and design. I like yours too planettrout. I've seen a lot of biot bodies lately but don't have much experience with them. How well do they hold up to fish teeth or do they fall apart quickly?
Greg
The biot bodies hold up quite well, and you could rib them with 7x tippet if you started catching so many fish they were getting shredded.
I have not had a problem with the biots coming apart or tearing ( and I tie a lot of biot body flies)...this article is a good guide for tying with biots:
http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying...ps/part102.php
Here: are split case patterns that can be applied to Baetis/ BWO's that are tied by two friends:
http://www.mkflies.com/page2.php
http://stevenojai.tripod.com/splitcase.htm
And Greg Vinci ties the "Crack Back Baetis" which is another approach to this stage of emergence...
I'd link, but the site is down for reconstruction...
PT/TB
Last edited by planettrout; 06-11-2011 at 02:17 PM.
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An acquaintance of mine came up with a pretty good fly imitating the emerging olives back in the early '70's. Rim liked to take a few home for the dinner plate and he was always a resource for stomach autopsies at the stream from which we would conclude that the fish were taking the baetis nymphs. His first bunch of imitations being only slightly different than what you find today, but all have the characteristic little wing bud of the hatching nymph. He imitated them with a tuft of fine hair or feather fluff at the thorax and a very thin body typical of the baetis. A friend of his, Andy from CO. Springs, came up with a name for the fly with him several months later and from then on was referred to as an RS2. I think that Rim Chung would tell you his preference for the BWO would be the same fly he's been using for over 35 years and other guys have noticed the same results.
Here's what it looks like: http://web.me.com/ferencho/RS2/RS2s.html
Funny thing is that I've never fished one, so you will have to be the judge. I do know though that Rim can catch his fare share of fish.
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River
Just wondering. Do you guys feel that the split case adds to the fish catching? I'm not being a smart--- when I ask. Just inquiring.
Thanks,
Bruce
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