Hey Guys, nice pattern. Yes it does look like a wooly bugger but I have seen Phil Rowley tie balanced flies. Great fish catchers. I am going to try the longer tails because I like to have longer tails on wet flies as well. I like it. Thanks for sharing, All the best, Sean
Nice fly! I have tied cased caddisflies in a similar way, to avoid them getting stuck in the bottom. Is there a purpose with not going all the way to the "bead" with the dubbing, leaving a "neck" of tying thread?
To counter wrap a hackle that is wound from front to back you need to wrap the wire in the same clockwise direction. Wrapping the wire in the opposite direction for a counter wrap is when both materials are wound from the back. The fly in this video was NOT counter wrapped.
Great fly Curtis, thanks for sharing. Have you tried using sequin pins on your balanced flies? Phil Rowley turned me on to them and they work great. Especially when you don't want to trim the pins.
It's a common thing to add a "hot spot" on flies, so the bead serves that purpose here. All we know is that the fish eat it much better when it has a hot bead.
Sorry this pattern isn’t going to work, needs the signature lance Egan utc 70 red thread and hot spot behind the bead to catch fish... 😂😂😂 kidding of course, great pattern.
