Byron if you grease just the hackle and wing she floats with the abdomen hanging down...Originally Posted by Byron haugh
Byron if you grease just the hackle and wing she floats with the abdomen hanging down...
Last edited by dr korn; 02-21-2012 at 02:04 AM.
Barr's Viz-a-dun
Easy to tie, floats well, visible
- Hook: Dai-Riki 320 18
- Thread: Gudebrod 10/0 Grey
- Tail: Dun hackle fibers
- Abdomen: Grey/olive Biot
- Wing: Congo Hair Silver
- Thorax: Dubbing grey/olive
- Hackle: Dun (trimmed on bottom to form "V" notch)
Regards,
Scott
The fly you call a BWO seems to be a bit different to the ones we have over here. Ours wouldn't be smaller than a 16 at its smallest. More commonly a size 14. Thats why I tied that one of mine on a 14. Makes a change something being bigger this side of the big pond.
Cheers,
A.
Ours are size #18 at the biggest. More commonly #20 or smaller. Hook size is often misleading. We're only a few months away from Spring BWO time. I hope to capture some and measure them next chance I get. But ours do vary considerably in size, from tiny to infinitesimal.
Alan,
Seems there are a bunch of different bugs that get lumped under that name. The local freestone stream has a greyish-bodied mayfly that I've seen in the spring that's at least a #16; later in the year I've seen a few down to size #18. On the Yellowstone and Poindexter Slough last spring, most of them were #18-20 (managed to catch a few on #18 emergers); Firehole and Missouri last fall, I saw them from #20-24, definitely leaning towards the smaller end (I didn't fish anything smaller than a #20 and caught fish).
Regards,
Scott
This was a fly I did some time ago. I just wanted a small flie (spent) and then realized it would make a nice BWO if the tail were longer.
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Body: partially stripped peacock herl
Thorax: peacock herl
Wings: closed cell foam packing material
Hook/thread: your choice
One more of the same pattern, but with a more traditional color for the abdomen/thorax. Size 18
Last edited by Byron haugh; 02-21-2012 at 10:46 PM.
Luke Mcleod's post in another thread reminded me that this still works most of the time. Of course in a #20 like this I would just as soon forget about it. Bryan, can you choose a fly for next week.
I can think of few acts more selfish than refusing a vaccination.
Size 24 no hackle A pain to keep afloat and to tie but worth carrying
I can think of few acts more selfish than refusing a vaccination.
Off the deep end BWO....
I don't claim complex flies help to catch a fish. I just like to tie them. My only rule is it shouldn't hurt. I mean...if they catch fish just as well as a simpler pattern. Then it's OK to make them. I have to wear 5x jeweler's goggles to make these. #24 hooks are almost absurdly small.
Hook: #24 DaiRiki 125
Extended body: tied on a #13 beading needle. Duck flight feather fiber wound on top of duck flank, wetted with fabric cement just prior to the winding, and then slid off the needle. #15 beading needles make a tighter, better extended body (because of the thinner needle). But they're very hard to find. I've thought about mail-ordering acupuncture needles. But haven't done it yet.
Wing: CDC
Legs: Zelon
Thread: 14/0 gray
Last edited by pittendrigh; 02-25-2012 at 01:38 PM.
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