Diawl Bach

[birchy]

 

Thread: Black

Body: Peacock Herl

Tail: Brown Cock Hackle fibers

Hackle: ditto

Rib: Fine copper wire (so fine.. you can't see it actually)

[SanJuanWorm]

Tail has to be as long as the width of the gape of your hook usually.

 

Otherwise nice start.

[ladystrange]

also, try shortening the beard just a smidge so it almost or meets the hook point

 

good 2nd fly

[birchy]

Cool.. thanks guys!

[admin]

Looking good.

 

Tieing this one with an orange head is also a killer fly. If you have flysource, you can use this file.

 

rhdiawlbachdsm.fly

[Flytyer]

Try making your head shorter, it'd too long.... I just got a set of nice ones the other day from Trailhead I'll try and post a pic if I find time to photograph it

[trailhead]

Actually mine look pretty much the same as Birchy's. It is a lake fly fished under a chronie or as they say on the oher side of the pond, a buzzer.

[KnotLikely]

Looks pro compared to the crap i tied up when I first started. To get the wire rib to stand out a bit better, it helps if you counter wrap it. That way it doesn't just settle in the wraps of your body material.

[Flytyer]

Here's a version that's pretty good

[rhuseby]

When working with peacock herl, always counter-wrap the ribbing. It greatly reduces the breaking and unraveling of the herl when nicked by a trout tooth. To help keep the head small, remember that it doesn't take a lot of wraps to secure most materials. 3 wraps will secure almost any body material and 4 will lock in hackles. To secure wire is a bit trickier. Angle it forward as you take 2-3 wraps, then bring back at a sharp angle to the rear and take 2 more wraps behind the first ones. Cut the wire and you're done. Good choices of first flies, simple and effective, and nice job on the tying.