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Yesterday, Dart and I had a conversation about the versatility of the bugger, especially for smaller trout and panfish. He encouraged me to post this simple little pattern. I tied it to slam big gills, but quickly found that it slayed Appalachian trout. It makes a wonderful nymph imitation for mayflies, caddis, damsels, and even baitfish when tied in grey and shades of white. You can add a little flash to the tail or even palmer one or two strands up the body for a great effect. It's simple. It's easy. And it takes ALOT of fish. I never hit the mountain streams without a few of these and my Tellicos!

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Looks delicious! You must have known I missed breakfast this morning. :D

 

 

I told ya, very simple pattern. Great for the big gills. I love to fish this around vegetation and lily pads. Great pattern to strip across silt/mud flats in the late evenings. I've even popped a few lunker smallies on this little guy. Hope ya like it, Dart!

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With a bright orange bead tied in black, you have a baby egg sucking leech too. Ahh, the possibilities!

 

 

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Ya know, I never thought of that! This is a great pattern when tied in yellow, with a yellow tail, and a red bead. The big gills will smack it in clear water on bright days. One would only be limited to the colors in his feather stash. A buggy dubbing works great in the stead of ostrich. Pick it out and let it get "fuzzy". Killer pattern.

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I know that it does! Been tying this little fly for years and it's never left me fishless. It always manages to get one or two to the net or boatside.

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Chris, super nice fly! I'll have to try that ostrich herl body!

 

It's amazing how much we think alike! I tie a very similar fly using chenille for the body, rabbit for the tail, a sparse hackle collar, but I add bead chain eyes, usually black plastic. Tied on a size 8 or 10 hook, the Bluegills eat it up!

 

I tend to tie them more so in dark colors, but I can see that white should be great too! :D

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Simple yet elegant solution. Nice tie and the choice of colour are endless.

 

I just love beads. :D

 

Thanks for sharing.

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I never thought such a generic little pattern would have generated so many comments! Wow. IT is a great little fly and fun to tie. An experienced tier can whip out a dozen of these in less than half an hour. I tie them in brown with orange tails for stonflies and craws. I took many stocker trout one summer on a stream in East Tennesee fishing it in a 16 during a sulfur hatch. Great little fly.

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And ya gotta love a cheap vise. It wears out in three or four years and BAM! $15 bucks gets you another one!

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