I am very curious about this fly so I just finish up tying a dozen of them. I am going to use them on the clinch river this weekend to see how they will do. They were a lot easier to tie up than I thought they would be. It is a great looking fly. Thanks Al and Beatty for the idea. John
Hi John,
We look forward to your report. They have certainly served us well. Take care & …
Tight Lines - Al & Gretchen Beatty
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will let you know how they do after this weekend. John
Al,
I like the pattern but I have one question about it. What knot do you use to tie it to a tippet? From the way the fly is built it appears to me that a clinch knot (or any other knot tight to the eye of the hook) would force the hook eye down towards the water, lifting the body out of the surface film.
Am I completely off with this?
Regards,
Alberto
Hi Alberto,
I’ve never had the problem you describe probably for two reasons. First I tie the furled body long enough to compensate for the weight of the leader/tippet. Second I almost always have a bead-head, dropper nymph under this fly; its weight also helps keep the body in the water.
Alberto, you have a keen eye. Good question! Thanks for asking. Take care & …
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Bass man I think you will be pleased.
A question for AL:
Has this patern ever been published in a magazine, probably 7 or more years ago?
I don’t remember which one it was, but I know I picked it up from some flyfishing or tying magazine when I was younger. I love it for small sulfers and pale evening duns. The trout gobble it everywhere I’ve tried it.
Hi flyrodde,
Yes, it was published several years ago. Don’t ask where or when because I don’t remember but it was when I still lived in Montana - maybe ten years ago. It’s a fun pattern that has served us both well and is fairly easy to tie.
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Ok I went to the Clinch River today. I caught 11 Browns. 8 of them on a Pale Yellow Bodied Para Glen and 3 more on a Chartreuse Bodied Para Glen. They all hit pretty hard. It was fun to use this fly. I will be tying it in some other colors to see how they will do. This amounted to a pretty good day. John
Bassman, you went to the clinch and caught 11 trout on a DRY fly? I bow down to you, you have serious mojo.
Only thing I’ve ever been able to make work up there was a zebra midge. And yesterday (the first day my wife ever asked me to take her fishing), the zebra midge didn’t work. 
Maybe I’ve done it wrong, but I’ve never had a dry work up there on anything other than the lil’ dinks right below the wier.
It was the best day I have ever had on the clinch. I was fishing about a mile or so below the Wier, I would let my fly drift down below some trees and they would jump it. I have never had a day like that. Mostly 8-10 inch trout but it was a lot of fun. Like you I usually only use the Midges. I was amazed my self. No Mojo at all just a lot of good luck. John
Where does one find “poly yarn” other than in a fly shop? I was in both Joanne and AC Moore today and while I could find Acrylic, the nice lady who helped me said that poly yarn is not desirable and therefore pretty hard to find.
92Esquire I have checked Michaels, and Joanns and not found it. I get mine at the Creel or Little River or on line. If you ever find it some place local please let me know. John
Hi Group,
Gretchen and I worked/demo’d at Cabela’s the last couple weekends and noticed they had poly yarn available. I have some in my personal stock if you can’t find it locally that I can sell.
Tight Lines - Al Beatty
Is there a link to the instructions for this fly? I looked it up here and found it listed in FOTW, but when you click it’s name, it says the URL cannot be found. Thanks!
Brilliant!<clink> Thanks, Quill.
In the for sale forum…Mark has just added some
Looks like a good ‘strike indicator’… :roll:
Not my choice though, I would use one with a large white 'up-right post".
best wishes...