If you don’t know what to fish with this summer, when everything is melting from the heat and rivers are barely flowing, here’s a tiny little fly that gets the job done.
It’s tied simply, with a body that mimics nymphs, buzzers, and all sorts of aquatic insects. Basically, it’s a mini generic fly.
You can tie it in different colors and add all kinds of effects—whatever you like.
My recommendation? Black and olive. They’re insanely effective.
What I like about these flies is their simplicity and their translucency. They’re a lot of fun to tie, and the fish will definitely take them. 🙂
Ok, now about the fly: size 20 or maximum 18 hooks. Oversized bead like 2.8 or 3mm will work fine on these hooks. Underbody colored like Perdigon Body Thread will help to give a nice shade. The body is made from micro wormy body material (in black, and shades of brown and olive). It’s a juicy-looking material that I really like, but unfortunately, I haven’t had enough time to photograph the flies I’ve tied with it.
As for thorax I do not use dubbing, will not help the fly to sink as fast I like, so I use Crystal Body Thread, is fine enough and will not give a bulky appearance .
Brown works fine but what I found strange, it work excellent on some rivers and it is less effective on others. When I switch on black or olive things changes.
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