Waterboatman Pattern

To each his own. All I know is that I have found amber to be the best color
for dubbing in our local lakes. I have even seen live bugs in a medium
brown. My second best producer is peacock herl. Who know what the fish
think it is.

Re your silver ribbon... there is a commercially availble WB fly with a
silver bead for the body. I've never used it since I cannot find the silver
beads

As far a weight goes, usually one split shot is enough for weight. but
when they are really active, just using an unweighted fly as a dropper to
a calleibaetis spinner is often productive; any weight might sink the dry
fly.


"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
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In article , jackk
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A pattern that we use with success in lakes in the Sierra is as follows

Size 14 or 16 wet fly hook
Tie on 2 pcs of pearl crystal flash at rear of hook as a tail. two or
three
times the length of the hook

Can't see the need for this, but if it works I won't knock it.

Tie on a thin strip of black plastic (from a garbagge bags) at rear of
hook
facing backwards. It will be pulled foreward as a shell back

Fine shell back material. cut the plastic in a sort of canoe shape, it
forms the body wing case nicely.

Dub a bulbous tapered body. Use white, cream, tan, amber or gold dubbing
or
peacock hearl.

I would suggest a weighted underbody like some fine lead wire flattened,
and a bulbous body of tying thread over wrapped with flat silver ribbon.

Pull plastic foreward and tie off at hook eye
Tie in two brown or black goose biots in at eye as legs. should be at
least
half the length of body and should point downwards and backwards.

Black biots should look good tied as you suggest.


The bug should be fished by allowing it to sink and tweaking it to the
surface in short jerks.

Do we agree?
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk