Heather flee/bibio?

[burnie]

Off to the backwater and nae heather flies,I can find a step by step for a hawthorn,but not a heather,is there a lot of difference?

[Fishtales]

Try here.

http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=11284.0

http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3949.msg32917#msg32917

http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6531.0

http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8419.0

[burnie]

Thanks,they've given me some ideas.

[burnie]

http://ukflydressing.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=sbs&action=display&thread=530

This is a good site,done three from here to try out next weekend.

[The Bandy Man]

Burnie

Last year when I was fishing Backwater and the Heather Fly 'were on', I found this one worked very well. Sorry, no photo - I need to get tying.

Hook - size 12.
Tag - Red floss silk ribbed with nylon.
Body - Black seals fur.
Body Rib - Pearly mylar.
Legs - Knotted natural pheasant tail - 6 of them.
Hackle - Black cock.

I'll be tying soon and I'll put up a photo when I do some of these

John

[Highlander]

Here is a wee suggestion for a simple wingless version of mine that works well when they get blown on the loch.
Willie Ross ( Not to be confused with that great fly Peter Ross  :makefun )



Basically a palmered Black Pennel with a front hackle of red
I think it is important to incorporate the red somewhere to imitate The Heather Fly.

Tight Lines

[burnie]

This should do it

[burnie]

Thanks for that,will try that,it's a bit of an experiment,will see what the fish think.I didn't have any red seals fur so I put a bit of red thread over the black fur to create the similar finish.Hackles are a bit of mystery too,they seem to be getting a bit better with each attempt.

[burnie]

It's only got four legs,can trout count? :roll:

[The Bandy Man]

It's only got four legs,can trout count? :roll:

Na, they cannae count Burnie. Two legs is even enough. I start with six because the legs get chomped and it therefore takes longer to get down to two.

John