SBPatt 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2016 Minor update to a Craig Mathews pattern. Tied here as a Flav (the indicator helps me spot this fly in low/flat light conditions when these bugs come out); change color/size to suit your needs. hook - Dai Riki 135 #14 thread - Danville 6/0 olive shuck - Congo Hair brown abdomen - goose biot olive thorax - dubbing olive wing - Congo Hair black indicator - biot hot pink hackle - partridge olive mash barb, start thread, tie in CH; wrap halfway down the bend tie in (moistened) biot notch-side down (for ribbed effect); wrap forward just past the point, tie off/trim dub thread/dub thorax tie in a hank of CH in front of thorax, pull fibers back on either side and tie down tie in biot, fold back and tie down trim wing/indicator (even with back of thorax) prep partridge lay the feather along the hook (adjusted the angle of the fly to help keep the thread from slipping down towards the eye), fibers on either side of the thorax, a bit long; maintaining thread tension (if you don't, the fibers will torque and roll) pull the feather butt forward 'till you get the proper length trim butt, half hitch x 2, SHHAN Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2016 Thank you, Scott. Great tutorial and fantastic pictures, as usual. But my main gratitude is with interesting me in biots, again. So I tried one, and it turned out better than I expected. Picture is on the "January Flies" thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feathers5 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2016 Cool idea with the biot indicator and nice fly. In the fading light I seem to be able to see a dark indicator better, such as dark grey or black antron shuck material or congo hair, etc. Tie one or two and see what you think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2016 Cool idea with the biot indicator and nice fly. In the fading light I seem to be able to see a dark indicator better, such as dark grey or black antron shuck material or congo hair, etc. Tie one or two and see what you think. Thanks. I've been using black winged flies for a while, especially for this hatch and the Epeorus on the Madison, which usually comes off in the evening when the lighting is tough. That's why I included the black Congo Hair on this one; tried dark grey because I thought it looked more natural, but the black was easier to spot and the fish didn't seem to care. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feathers5 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2016 I see the black congo hair for the wing. I was thinking a more concentrated bunch, like a post, might work, too. I wish I would have thought more about black in 2009 when I was fishing the Lamar River. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe we were fishing a BWO hatch as the light faded and I had a difficult time. Is there a BWO hatch in August? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2016 Yeah. Black wing posts definitely help out when the water get's that silvery sheen and the light goes off. I tried a little contrast, too Not sure if there's a BWO hatch on the Lamar in August. I've seen fairly small (#16), yellowish/olive bugs come off that time of day in the summer, just below the Soda Butte confluence that I believe someone identified as heptagenias (Pale Evening Dun). Didn't last long but the fish were definitely interested. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feathers5 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2016 Yeah. Black wing posts definitely help out when the water get's that silvery sheen and the light goes off. I tried a little contrast, too Not sure if there's a BWO hatch on the Lamar in August. I've seen fairly small (#16), yellowish/olive bugs come off that time of day in the summer, just below the Soda Butte confluence that I believe someone identified as heptagenias (Pale Evening Dun). Didn't last long but the fish were definitely interested. Regards, Scott Those are great ties, Scott. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CGull 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2016 Sweet looking. And I have no idea what I'm looking at. But I like it. Awesome tutorial too. What is CH? Congo hair? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
utyer 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2016 Its a more inexpensive version of EP fiber. The material look a lot like macrame yarn. You can get Congo Hair from Fly Tyer's Dungeon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CGull 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave G. 0 Report post Posted April 15, 2016 CG here is a link to a thread discussing the difference between EP and Congo Hair : http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=72003 Good luck, you're in quite a learning spree this week LOL ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
