BLF (Brennan's Little Fly)

Description: 

This little baetis nymph is small enough to match the naturals, but flashy enough to get attention in higher water.

Materials & Components: 
Component: 
Rib
Material: 
Micro Flashabou — Pearl
Component: 
Tail
Material: 
Three or four pheasant tail fibers
Component: 
Hook
Material: 
TMC 2457 — Size 18
Component: 
Thread
Material: 
Danville 6/0 Rusty Brown
Component: 
Thorax
Material: 
Arizona Synthetic Peacock
Component: 
Wingcase
Material: 
Mirage Tinsel — Opal
Instructions: 
  • Crimp your barb
  • Wrap thread onto hook shank
  • Tie in pheasant tail fibers an eye's width behind the eye
  • Tie in ribbing
  • Using touching wraps, lash ribbing and tail to hook down around the bend
  • Wrap ribbing back up toward hook eye
  • Tie in wingcase
  • Dub a sparse but buggy thorax
  • Pull wingcase over thorax, tie off and clip
  • Whip finish
Submitted by BrennanWed, 2012-08-29 12:07

Comments

Rachel 12 years 2 months ago

You sure seem to like that rusty brown Danville!

rmarafioti 8 years 10 months ago

Thanks for a great looking nymph.  Just wondering...isn't a step missing between "Using touching wraps..." and "Wrap ribbing back..."?  Something like wrapping in the adbomen.  In any case, thank you for this intriguing pattern!