Was fishing one of the local stillwaters early last year and the only guy catching was useing one of these. Worked his way around the fishery taking fish where everyone had been strugling for hours.Its the only bloodworm type fly that i've found works on my locals or else i'm fishing the others wrong In the summer i use this with an orange tail and head that works well.



Hook: Kamasan B110
Body: Plumbing tape used here
Rib: Any wire of choice bronze used here
Head: Red glo bright floss
Tail: Red marabou

Step 1: Start thread and tie in the marabou


Step 2: Tie in rib


Step 3: Take a strip of plumbing tape and cut at an angle


Step 4: Tie in the plubing tape and wrap up the body


Step 5: Rib the fly with the wire and then whip finish and cut off thread


Step 6: Catch in the glo bright and build a head to the fly then whip finish and cut off


Step 7: Pinch the marabou to size and give the head and body a couple of coats of varnish and thats you

Nice step by step Greenock, an interesting fly.

Is that a lizard in the tank in the background? Just being nosey!

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Aye mate its one of my bearded dragons i tie next to their viv. Do you keep any?

Great pic Greenock! No I don't keep any, I'm too busy tying flies or dying materials in my spare time

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They are as daft as a brush good fun watching them. The female likes to climb up and fall asleep on the back of you're neck.

Nice fly and step by step. Beared dragons are amazing, I've wanted to get one for years but my mum wont let me

Tight Lines,
Steve.

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Greenock - what reservoir were you at where the fly was such a success?

Was at Middleton last year the guy was using it under an indicator and was doing realy well. I found it works well at Skelmorlie and lawfield. I fish it dead drift.

Aye its a good laff watching them mate as i said earlyer daft as a brush. Next on the list is a Chameleon after new year.

Hi Greenock, my son used to keep the BDs and breed them. now its only snakes and leos.

Wullie

PS cant comment on the fly as my works comp wont open them up for some reason!!??!!

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Thinking on breeding mine next year see how they go over the winter. I like the leos you get some cracking morphs with them. Might just be image shack thats playing up mate it does that sometimes with the pictures.