DaveM Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 New to the forum, hope this is the right place to post?? Hook: Mustad R74-9672 # 12 - 8 Thread: Dk Brown 8/0 Cone: Black Tungsten Eye: Ruby Glass Bead (Killer Caddis) Weight: Lead Wire Tail: Clump of dubbing Arizona Simi Seal, Bloody Leech Body: Arizona Simi Seal, Bloody Leech Pretty straight forward pattern to tie. Dubbing the Simi seal is like dubbing barbed wire though, I dub this on about an inch at a time. Once is the dubbing is done then just tease out the dubbing with a dubbing brush and stroke to the rear of the fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishy Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 HI NEWBIE got a pic's of a fish ,with them flys....... flyfishy sayin hi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Agreed, this stuff is a pain to dub but it sure makes a nice leech. Nice tie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryH Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Nice fly. I tie a similar pattern and always use a dubbing loop. The simi-seal is tough stuff to deal with, but I think the loop helps somewhat and certainly makes for a more durable fly. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whataniceguy Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 A dubbing loop will solve your problem, it makes picking easier as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
126barnes Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'm rollin a few leeches right now.......diff will add a few of those........thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnotLikely Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 That's a great fly, especially for deep and slow winter fishing on the Bow. I usually tie mine with a fine red copper wire dubbing brush, and no cone, just a red glass or metallic red bead. I'll also vary proportions of red and black simi-seal, and add a bit of pink or purple light bright to the brush...definitely one of my favourites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crogg Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Nice tie. That will catch trout anywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironfly Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Have you tried it using Stillwater Solutions Sparkle Blend? Dubs way easier, and Brian Chan put a lot of work developing that dubbing blend specifically for that fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Love this pattern. I too tie it with the just the red bead, primarly for lakes though, additional bead would be helpful on the river for weight though. Got a great tip off Phil R sight which I use on this pattern. Take an old tooth brush, remove the brissells and glue on in there place the rough side of a piece of velcro. Awesome tool for pulling out the dubbing while causing no damage to thread or wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfishen Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Junior's correct, Mr. Chan has some really good idea's and this was definitely a good idea. This dubbing would work great for this tie. Have you tried it using Stillwater Solutions Sparkle Blend? Dubs way easier, and Brian Chan put a lot of work developing that dubbing blend specifically for that fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petti Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 i will take dozen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Canadian brown, Canadian Olive and semi-seal is fantastic when you use a dubbing loop make fabulous streamers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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