Sanchez Biot Bug

[ScottP]

Neat little bead head from Scott Sanchez that's worked pretty well wherever Yellow Sallies crawl, molt, drift, exist. Another quick and easy tie; doesn't hurt too bad to lose one if you fish it among the rocks.

hook - Dai Riki 060 #12-16 (tied this on the #12 for clarity's sake)
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
sides/tail - goose biot brown
body - spanflex/flexi-floss yellow
rib - copper wire (fine)
collar - hares ear dubbing
hackle - Indian hen back
head - 7/64 brass bead


Part 1

Mash barb and slide bead on hook





start thread; tie down spanflex & wire





wrap back to hook bend and take thread back to the front





wrap spanflex to front, back and front to build up body, then trim





tie in biot at head on far side (let the tip extend a bit longer than the hook gap)





and near (trim butts)





hold the biots against the side of the body and start wrapping the rib forward





to the head






add a little dubbing

[ScottP]

Part 2






add a little dubbing









wrap the collar











prep a hackle and tie in (for sparser look, strip fibers off one side of hackle)







wrap the hackle









tie off, add a dash of Sally and you're done; top view










bottom view







Regards,
Scott

[Byron haugh]

Very nice pattern; well tied.

[dr korn]

Super softy.. nicely tied as always with excellent photos... my thanks Scott for putting them up.

[Steven]

I am a fan. Had nice success with this on the Ruby in Montana when the sallies were around.

Tied with with a black body, brown biots and a black bead, it makes a nice small black stone.

[FishnDave]

Very interesting....simple yet creative.

Excellent SBS, Scott!

[Byron haugh]

I am a fan. Had nice success with this on the Ruby in Montana when the sallies were around.

Tied with with a black body, brown biots and a black bead, it makes a nice small black stone.

Hate to get off target, but have to ask where you fished the Ruby? I fished it WAY up where it was all public lands and the fish were tiny.
It looked much better down lower, but everywhere I looked it was posted as private.