It can also be tied wet with a saddle hackle..........like a drowned beetle or water boatman.I used it in Tasmania last week...actually did well with it.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Garry V. Wiles Sent: Saturday, 7 January 2006 2:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Bluegill, Adams...expert (not really) At 10:36 PM 1/6/2006, you wrote: >Steve, > >>I've tried other body material, but the peacock works best. > >We used to have a fellow in our club several years ago who had >guided many years in the Yellowstone area. >In fly tying class, I asked him what his favorite fly was. He said, >"Anything with peacock." > >Allan One of the simplest and easiest ties I've seen on a nymph is called a RED TAG. Standard Nymph hook , red yarn tail, peacock body and a small brown hackle collar. I've seen it work w/short and long shank hooks as well as tied tandem. -->Garry
