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Hook - Mustad 3906B sizes 20-14
Thread - Rusty Dun Uni 8/0
Body - Light Olive Super Fine Dubbing spun tight in a dubbing loop.
Rib - Fine Copper Wire
Collar- Medium Dun Hen Hackle



This has been an outstanding pattern for me for quite a few years. While I developed it on the Roaring Fork River, it has been a "go to" pattern on other area rivers aswell. I dub a tight noodle of Olive Super Fine Dubbing on one side of the dubbing loop, then spin the loop very tightly. When done correctly a mottled effect is achieved all the way up the body from the contrast of thread and dubbing. The Copper Wire is there just for a "Chicken Soup" effect. It doesnt hurt having it on the fly, and it just makes me feel confortable having it there.

Mmmm, mmmm good!!!

(couldn't resist)

Excellent fly & photo!

WAY Cool Wayne............and dig man. You gotta get to Jim Slattery's place when your in this part of Montana again. One of the things i picked up there today is a hen back pretty much exactly that color you've got on this fly, but a little more sandy lookin'...........gorgeous hen hackle.
Give 'em call and ask bout the CDL saddles.....hehehehehehe
Ray, i just got back from goin' over to Blue Ribbon again............found a female Widgon skin, $12.95................i gotta cool it. Spent dang close to $500 on materials in bout 24 hours or less. Time to take a chill pill...........we're bout to head off to the Tenkara Summitt dinner at the Holiday Inn in a while. Tomorrow is the actual "Summitt" whatever that's gonna be..... ..........i'll report later on.

Very, very nice, DUBBN. You have a keen eye for patterns that mimic real phases of real bugs, and I will be trying out that dubbing technique of yours real quick; thanks!

Wayne, this is a great combination of materials. I'm glad to hear it produces so well for you. I find it difficult to tie with a dubbing loop and a rib together, because of the dubbing becoming compressed. You can't argue with success and the effect here is very suggestive of a real bug. I'm sure the answer will be.."it depends", but I'll ask anyway for the sake of conversation and because you've posted an interesting pattern, but how do you fish this typically? Meaning do you have a stage of a pmd in mind and fish it accordingly, or is it a versatile approach? Just curious.

w

William Anderson wrote:Wayne, this is a great combination of materials. I'm glad to hear it produces so well for you. I find it difficult to tie with a dubbing loop and a rib together, because of the dubbing becoming compressed. You can't argue with success and the effect here is very suggestive of a real bug. I'm sure the answer will be.."it depends", but I'll ask anyway for the sake of conversation and because you've posted an interesting pattern, but how do you fish this typically? Meaning do you have a stage of a pmd in mind and fish it accordingly, or is it a versatile approach? Just curious.

w

William, I know that dubbing loop and compressed materials dont normally go together. That being said, this pattern does compress the material, but at the same time letting the thread become a part of the color scheme . I cant say that its an efficient way to tie, only that it's the way I came up with. I watched a friend (a guide but I still like him)of mine tying RS2 emergers for a trip the next day. After he dubbed the body, he would run the thread back through the abdomen for segmentation(Gray dubbing/Brown thread). These were "guide flys" and as such needed to be tyed as quickly as possible yet be productive. Personally I thought the flys looked like crap, but as you and I know, it's the trouts opinion, not mine that counts.

I really, really, really, like fooling these so called sophisticated Colorado trout with Soft hackles and Flymphs. A great majority of fly fishers here in the Centenial State believe the "Hatch" has to be matched to perfection in order to have success on these streams. I have to admit that the majority of my fishing is done by adding weight and nymphing near or at the river bottom. That being said, this fly does an excellent job of letting me know when the trout have moved up in the water column. By allowing my rig to swing UP to the surface and by watching ever so close, many times I can see the trout slash or take this fly as it starts it's upward accent. When this occurs I ditch the nymph rig and keep this fly on and add another SH or two, and target the depth I think the fish have moved to.

Pretty good eye there Mr. Anderson. I didnt say a word about this fly representing a PMD, but thats when it comes into its own in sizes 16 thru 14.

Wayne your explaination as to how you fish this is as I expected and very thorough, with great information on technique and expectation. Thanks. And it's not hard to spot a specific bug when it is matched so well. Nice pattern. I agree completely about the sturdiness of this tying technique. It's a nice job.

w

Hi Dubbn,

Nice pattern. I use this dubbing technique myself and with some flies it is very nice to do.


Greeting

Excellent.