This is not an accepted fly pattern (none of the experts have devised it yet). Over the years the use of vibrating rubber legs has become popular with some anglers. The early flies used flexi floss which did the job but were not as good as the modern materials. Their success on the stillwaters for browns and rainbows led to the development of Sili legs and Micro Rubber legs which give a lot more life to the fly. Both of these are readily available in a range of different colours.
The method demonstrated I have found to be the simplest to tie to get the legs to sit well on the hook. The use of colours on the legs and bodies is only limited by your imagination. I do find a ‘hotspot’ at the tail helps.
- Hook Long shank lt. wt 10
- Thread Brown/black
- Hotspot Fluorescent orange/red/green floss
- Body 2 Strands of 4 ply nylon wool brown/black/olive
- Hackle Long fibre cock hackle brown/black/olive
- Legs Sili Legs/Micro Rubber colour to match body
Give this one a try and let me know how you get on !
Dave C and The Team
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i looks hard but it is not
About those rubber legs. I bought this transparent rubber-like “line”(?) little girls make necklaces from. It cost me next to nothing and is quite durable, even in salt water, yet not as flexible as those sili-legs you’ve shown us. Once the fly is tied (I mostly use them for shrimp imitations) I add black spots to them with a pen, and it looks quite “alive” actually. Now I wonder if anyone have tried regular rubberbands, like the ones we are rubbed in the face everytime we buy something from the butcher’s? That would be nice and cheap. Here in Denmark those “commercial” products cost half your life savings, so I’m allways looking out for alternative materials.
Thanks for the tutorials Dave. I love the way you say “happy fishing”. Especially this time ;o)
a pheasent tail nyph works good at being a mayfly in its young stage
I find you site GREAT. Good information and vedio’s. Thank you