Easy flies for beginners

[dtayl13]

So this thread has been dormant for a while and its holidays so here is the next sbs.

Diawl Bach
It is probably the best stillwater nymph ever made. In my mind it beats a hares ear hands down but that is another discussion. There are many variations of this fly. I have seen them with cheeks or jungle cock or hot biot, I have seen the made with pheasant tail and I have seen them with hot orange or hot pink tags. No Doubt all of these will be outstanding flies but I find that the most basic version (tied here) is the most versatile and effective.

Hook: #16, 14, 12 down eye
Thread: Black/brown/red.
Tail: Dark brown hackle fibres
Body: 3 strands of peacock hearl
Rib: copper wire/flash
throat: same as tail.

Step 1: Start the thread.

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Step 2: Tie in the tail then the copper wire then the peacock hearl

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Step 3: Twist the peacock hearl in your fingers and wrap toward the eye of the hook. You can use hackle pliers for this should that be easier for you. Tie in behind the eye.

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Step 4: Wind the copper wire forward in the opposite way to the way you wrapped the peacock hearl ie. if the peacock hearl was wrapped clockwise wrap the copper wire anti-clockwise. Tie in behind the eye.

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Step 5: Turn the fly upside down and tie in the hackle fibres behind the eye and facing back. With a very fine pointy pare of scissors cut off the excess and make sure that the eye is clear. Whip finish and glue the head.

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Step 6: Go fish

A photo of a variation next to the one tied here.

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[JaysonV]

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