I've had little experience fishing with this fly which is quite recent in my collection. It has all the characteristics of a good night fly, it's fast and easy to tie and durable too. It should be a fly worth having in you box.
A small black night fly
I've had little experience fishing with this fly which is quite recent in my collection. It has all the characteristics of a good night fly, it's fast and easy to tie and durable too. It should be a fly worth having in you box.
This fly has several versions. It was originally made to use some Partridge Dubbing twists that I had. The first fly looked as the one in the center below utilizing the twists and chenille. Later incarnations had dubbing heads which give a better and smoother head. The latest version has eyes beneath the dubbing resulting in a very good small fish imitation as seen to the right.
The addition of a real hen hackle (or rather Hofmann Chickabou - my new favourite material) has added further to the fly.
| Hook | Straight eye, 2-4, Partridge John Holden or Kamasan B840 |
| Thread | Black |
| Body | Black Partridge Dubbing Twists or plain dubbing |
| Rib (If dubbing is used) | Copper wire |
| Tail/back | Black flash straws |
| Hackle | Collar from black hen hackle |
| Head | Black dubbing or chenille |
| Eyes (Optoinal) | Bead chain |
The most recent version
Hook: B840
Body: Wool
Head: Wool
Hackle: Chickabou
Top hook: John Holden
Bottom hook: Mustad 34011
Body: Twists
Head: chenille
Hackle: hen
Hook: John Holden
Body&head: Arctic fox dubbing
Hackle: hen
Hook: B840
Body: Twists
Head: chenille
Hackle: hen
Hook: John Holden
Body&head: Arctic fox dubbing
Hackle: Arctic fox
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