Briar Creek Wet

NJTroutbum · February 12, 2010, 4:19am

A personal favorite. Named for the brook trout stream I grew up along.

Red Tippet
Gold Tinsel
Hares-Ear Haretron
Light Dun Brahma
Mallard Wing

Steven_McGarthwaite · February 14, 2010, 12:36pm

NJTroutbum:

That is a fine looking Wet Fly Pattern, I am coping it and transferring to my pattern library in my fly shop (furnace room) computer.

~Parnelli

PALongbow · February 14, 2010, 1:40pm

Hey I know that creek…nice looking wet fly Ralph!!

Ron

NJTroutbum · February 14, 2010, 3:52pm

Steve, thanks much!

PAlongbow…yes you do. From Johnsons down to the old water dam:^)

quivira_kid · February 14, 2010, 5:21pm

Very nice! I’ve gotta tie a few of those up…

Panman · February 14, 2010, 5:47pm

Nice looking fly. Thanks for sharing. Question: What is your favorite size for this fly?

Thanks

Panman

ROR-EYE · February 14, 2010, 6:54pm

Man that is a sweet looking wet fly indeed. I may have to tie some of these before our trout season closes this year.

Thanks for posting.

NJTroutbum · February 14, 2010, 7:19pm

Panman, I tie it in #12-14.

NJTroutbum · February 14, 2010, 8:19pm

Also, I like to keep the Brahma hackle even with or slightly shorter than the tail. A little longer than many wets, but it works well on this pattern.

NJTroutbum · February 14, 2010, 9:53pm

OK…courtesy of the track delay at Daytona…I got to thinking about what the Briar Creek would look like tied as a Low Water Steelhead pattern? Having not had the opportunity to fish for West Coast Steelhead for about 10 years now, I seldom tie them. So…in the name of experimentation…here it is. Maybe somebody out there can give it a ride on their home waters;)