Simple and easy, definitely had endless color combinations .

NIce one thank you

very nice job!!

Great tying! Very clean and efficient

I was in a loch in North Uist and a bee landed beside me it sat very high in the water for a short time before flying off

Deadly. Nice fly

The Peter Ross is not this! Tippet tail, rear 2/3 silver body, front 1/3 red dubbing, silver rib. Teal flank wing, black hackle collar! Just Google it! Not sure what this pattern is but it is not a Peter Ross!

I make an almost identical fly. Some observations … after making your gold tag, I would leave the remainder of the tinsel where you finished. Then put a coat of clear Sally Hansen or similar on the tread on the shank. Make your loop add your peacock and lie in the body … the SH will “ glue “ the peacock body to the thread base. Then wind the tinsel at the tag as your ribbing! Wind in the hackle and finish. The fly will be even stronger and more robust! Great pattern, caught lots of trout with it!

Great fly , like the idea of twisting the chenille , sometimes simple is better , sure to catch some with that .

Love that tie . will change a bit for me , will whip finish before trim and color . see no reason for dots on top , but to each his own . after all they are our own works of art .

I am now confused. The half back I tied and fished 40 years ago did not have a "trude" wing. Body and legs same, however, abdomen had a schell back of p-tail. Wonder now which is "original".

ha ha ha..... Not a Halfback. Looks like a Zug Bug variation. Hers a bunch of links from actual Halfback Nymphs 😅🤣😅😂 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9VgfMDkrAfs.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e_nd39K5IP0.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9iXA0lIlp7I.html Want to see some Zug Bug nymphs? 😂🤣🤣

Looks like a Zug Bug

Thanks Hughie...that is a fish catching bug for sure.

Good looking shad fly hughie tks 😊

A classic nymph pattern that is still effective tks hugh 😊

An oldie but a goody. I’ve almost forgotten tying this. Thank you much for the reminder & good addition to my to-do list, Hugh.

Very nice tie Hughie! Thanks

Welcome back hughie hope to see more videos 😊

Very nice looking fly! Great work

Hughie.....very good looking bug...glad to have you back at the bench. Thank you.

Hen Pheasant is probably the most underrated fly-tying material you can think of.

Nice one!

Hello Hughie! The summer 2023 - 2024 I will probably will fish for tarariras, need to tie a few of this gurgler. Great idea of using the ice dub.

Hello Hughie! Very nice soft hackle fly. I like very much to fish it.

I appreciate the video, been looking at different videos for small muddler patterns.

is this hugh janus?

Soft hackles like this are very underrated stillwater flies too. I love fishing them in lakes and ponds!

You tie some really nice flies! Thanks for your channel!

Nicely tied classic wet fly tks hughie

Great video Hughie...thanks for making it.

That's a killer pattern, Hughie!

Awesome pattern Hugh. Just love swinging wets and this is absolutely a fish catcher. Thanks Hugh for sharing

I love these patterns Hugh! I just wish I was better at fishing them. 🙂

Small mouth would love them.

Lovely!

Hello Hughie! Nice looking fly.

Sweet pattern. I haven’t used elk mane. I clearly need to get some.

Awesome looking tie. 👌 Thanks for sharing.

That dog will hunt Hughie … nice tie …

Wonderful looking pattern, can't wait to add this to the box. Thanks Hughie for sharing.

Nice little fly pattern hughie missed ya tks for the video

Since black flies are quite effective & surprisingly visible in low light, maybe you should call it “The Black Night?” Good pattern.

Nice pattern hughie.looks great

Thanks for sharing, Hughie.

I like that one, Hughes. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas!

Good tie hughie happy holidays

Nice tie. With the dubbing loop, polish & wire, that herl body should be bulletproof.

Prime 🎉 Thank You 😊 ✨🎣💫