Ricky Bassett – Part 2

Here is a follow-up to Ricky Bassett’s fly tying post. Several flies were listed in the last post and this continues to show more flies tied by Ricky. Ricky will take it from here.

Bwo patterns are one of my favorites to tie and fish for the fact that they are so abundant on all the waters I fish and probably the waters all of you fish as well. There are a lot of good patterns out there and think they should always be in the fly box to represent all the stages and sizes; nymphs, emerging nymphs, emergers, cripples, duns that sit high and low on the water and of course spinners. I always have a lot of fun observing the naturals on the stream, collecting them and taking them back home to the bench to be used as little models to tie from. There is nothing more rewarding then tying a fly to match a mayfly you’ve captured and then using it to fool a trout from the same river. Its what flyfishing and tying is all about, embracing all aspects of the sport and having fun doing it.

Quill Body BWO (Art Flick style)

Hook: Partridge SLD #18
Thread: Pale morning dun 8/0
Tail: Coq de Leon
Body: Polish Quills Olive coated with thin layer of DC diamond fine tack free
Hackle: Whiting medium dyed dun high and dry (wound through dubbed thorax)
Thorax: Davy Wotton minky dub brown olive with sparse amount uv fibers mixed in
Head: Thread dyed with marker to a deep rich red color to imitate eyes coated with DC diamond fine.

Reel Wings Olive Quill Thorax Dun

Hook: SLD #18
Thread: pmd 8/0
Wings: Joseph Ludkin Reel Wings upwing spinner
Tail: Coq de Leon
Body: Polish Quills Olive finished with DC diamond Fine
Hackle: Whiting medium dyed dun high and dry
Head: Thread dyed with marker to a deep red finished wit DC diamond fine

Olive Thorax Dun

Hook: SLD#18
Thread: PMD 8/0
Tail: Coq de Leon
Body: Special body thread cinnamon from Troutline
Hackle: Whiting med dyed dun High and Dry
Head: Dyed deep red w/marker finished w/DC diamond fine

Midges are a pattern that should be in every flyfisher’s arsenal. They are found everywhere and the fish always feed on them for the most part.
I find in pressured streams/rivers the key to success is to sometimes go very small, on some days a small change in size of fly can make all the difference.

P.T. Midge Pupa

Hook: Varivas 2210 #30
Thread: Tan 12/0
Rib: Extra fine copper wire
Tail: 3 fibers from a pheasant tail
Body: Pheasant tail
Wing Case: hen back dark brown color
Thorax: Dark tan beaver
Wing Buds: Fibers from wing case divided in half folded back and trimmed

P.T. Midge Parachute

Hook: Varivas 2210 #30
Thread: Tan 12/0
Post: Fluo pink CDC
Hackle: Whiting med dyed dun High n Dry
Rib: Extra fine copper wire
Tail/shuck: 3 Pheasant tail fibers
Body: Pheasant tail
Thorax: Dark tan beaver

Body Quills BWO

Hook: partridge sld #20
Thread: 10/0 white gudebrod
Wings: tips of two cdc feathers
Tail: coq de leon
Body: hends body quills BQ-99 and BQ-35 (i remove the two fine fibers and use just the transparent mylar section alone)
Hackle: whiting high and dry medium dyed dun