ezpickins
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As i sit down for some winter tying one of the first things that I do is tie up a bunch of sacrificial flies. Sacrificial flies are those that I tie on when you suspect you may not get them back. Easy to tie, cheap, heavy, and effective are all prerequisites.
They fill up the box quickly and I know I'll need them in the spring with high water.
I often go to an "all-peacock" nymph for this. I heavily weight an eagle-claw hook(non fly-tying, but sturdy and cheap). Grab some peacock, tie it in leaving some for a tail, wrap the body, trim the herl leaving some to imitate legs.
Cheap and easy - and effective.
So, when you need to get deep and on the bottom and know that you're going to be losing a lot of flies what do you tie on?
They fill up the box quickly and I know I'll need them in the spring with high water.
I often go to an "all-peacock" nymph for this. I heavily weight an eagle-claw hook(non fly-tying, but sturdy and cheap). Grab some peacock, tie it in leaving some for a tail, wrap the body, trim the herl leaving some to imitate legs.
Cheap and easy - and effective.
So, when you need to get deep and on the bottom and know that you're going to be losing a lot of flies what do you tie on?