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Friday, January 6, 2017

PT Barnum

Notes:

(1)  This has been a good early morning searching pattern for me.  I typically run a olive or olive brown small midge pupa as a dropper in conjunction with this fly.   If the fish are on the smaller midge they are probably feeding on BWO emergers and it's time to change your jig head to a different pattern.  Also switch to a BWO nymph to confirm.
(2)  The bead is interchangeable with a black nickel or mocha color.  I do not tie this with a copper bead.
(3)  Try tying this pattern with different thorax colors.  Copper, peacock and orange synthetics are two great choices I carry in the fly fly box.

Materials:

Hook:  Hanak H450BK, Sizes 14 and 16
Bead:  Size appropriate to hook.  You can go one bead size larger if needed.
Thread:  12/0 Benecchi.  Color to match thorax.  
Tail:  Pheasant tail fibers, 4 to 6.
Body:  Pheasant tail fibers.  A thin body of 4 or 5 fibers.
Ribbing:  Hends .09mm, copper
Thorax:  Hend's Spectra Dubbing, #35 Rusty Brown


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