Keith - I actually came across the Baby Doll while browsing a bookstore between appointments a year or so ago.
I tied my first ones using white knitting yarn. Next I used Poly Yarn. Since then I have caught tons of fish on this little fly using all types of tail/body and back materials. I experimented with a tri-colored version by duplicating the back of the fly on the underside as a belly. I found that this obscured the hook gape more that I liked, so I went back to the original version. I also ran across a fly called an Undertaker. It is simply a Baby Doll tied in all black yarn that utilizes gold wire or tinsel counterwrapped over the body before the back is pulled forward and tied down. The Undertaker version has not been a very successful pattern for me. My favorite color combination is white body and tail with a flo. yellow back. Second would be white body and tail with a flo. chart. back. - Gary At 04:18 PM 03/04/2002, you wrote: >Gary, >The fly was first put together by Brian KeNch in 1971. >He first tied it with brilliant white or fluo white wool. As you quite >rightly say dead easy to tie and DEADLY. >KP >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gary Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 7:45 PM >Subject: Re: [VFB] Quck and Dirty "Guide" flies. > > > > Baby Dolls are one of my favorite flies. They can be tied from a wide > > variety of materials. They can be tied on a variety of hook types and > > sizes. Mixed and matched. Poly Yarn, Chenille, Antron, Aunt Lydia's, > > Dubbed Body and any of the aforementioned, etc., etc., etc. > > > > Great little flies. Quick, Easy, Effective. > > > > - Gary > > > > At 12:50 PM 03/04/2002, you wrote: > > >A contribution: Baby Doll by Brian Ketch > > > tail: baby wool short like a woolly worm > > > body: Baby wool > > > Fullback: Baby wool > > > > > >I'm fond of olive and sparkle yarn is a great substitute for the Baby >wool > > > >
