honey bear

[bigdav]

hi was at a fly tying club and the boy,s were talking about a honey bear fly or lure ,has anybody got a pattern for this.
cheers Dave

[maharg]

Best I can remember:

tail, yellow hackle fibres
body, yellow ostrich herl
rib not sure?
throat hackle crimson cock
Wing 4 yellow cock hackles

There was an unusual ingrediant in there somewhere but cant just remember.
It was a great fav' on North Third some years ago

[shpeil]

I remember it a bit differently. A google didn't help me none. My best guess is:

Tail - none
butt and rib - gold oval tinsel
body - yellow floss
hackle - yellow cock
wing - yellow squirrel tail

But Maharg's version sounds good too!

[guest15]

was a fav on fitty this one, that and the whisky fly and ace of spades.

from what i can remember -

yellow chenille body
gold tinsel rib
claret throat hackle
yellow matuka style wing

similar tying to the ace of spades

thats from memory though, not seen one for about 15 years so i could be wrong but it was defo yellow

[bigdav]

thanks for the help guys

[maharg]

Not much help there mate
I do have the pattern in a book, will dig it out tonight.

[maharg]

Created by Iain Murray-Thompson, named after his dog.

• Hook: L/S 8-12
• Thread: Primrose
• Tail: yellow dyed kid goat hair
• Body: white cotton very lightly dubbed with yellow seals fur, with white ostrich herl over.
• Rib: oval silver tinsel
• Throat hackle: Dark claret as a beard
• Wing: Cock hackles dyed lemon yellow.
• Cheeks: Jungle cock eyes
• Head: Black varnish
  
  Hope that helps. As I remembered an unusual body.
  Caught a few rainbows with it from North Third at the corner of the dam.

[troutfisher]

This pattern was a firm favourite on the lake of menteith too.