Sinking And Floating Boatmen

[Guest bigbadbrent]

Tied these up for a local pond, going to give them a shot later on the bow when i get a chance to get out

 

Sinking Boatmen:

Size 12 pupa hook

Black Beadhead

Underwrap with lead

Backing: small strip of brown foam covered in Brown stretch flex

Legs: Zebra legs, small brown

Body: Peacock Ice dub

Very easy tie, and works extremely well

 

Floating boatmen

Size 12 pupa hook

No beadhead or underwrap

backing: Deer hair covered in foam with brown stretch flex over top

legs: zebra legs, small brown

body: Peacock Ice dub

 

 

 

I fish these two together, putting the sinking one as my first fly, then putting 3 feet of tippet from it's shank too the floating one. This will give it the image of bobbing in the water. I retrieve with small erratic strips..works to great success on ponds and lakes, will have to try them on the bow..should work well on the swing

[EdB]

Ya..i was going to ask from reading the other posts about boatmen do you want a floating or a sinking? I guess you can do both at the same time. Should i be fishing those in deep water, shallow, close to shore. Also are they just called boatmen at the fly shops or is there another name?

[hydropsyche]

Those look really good, Brent. You should try tying a few up with the legs facing *forward* ala Jenings Ultimate Boatman. Its give it more action when stripping.

[Guest bigbadbrent]

totally shoulda thought of that ahahha

[Badger]

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[kungfool]

Really love the boatman patterns Brent. Thanks for sharing!

[admin]

I love the beadhead. It looks like a sweet pattern. It would slay them out at Muir this time of year.