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Hook - C67S Mustad, size 14
Tag- Copper Mylar
Abdomen- Mahogany Goose biot (Thank you William)
Thorax/Under Collar - Mole (split thread)
Hackle - Brown Hen

Superb. What a great color combination. Love the copper tinsel tag, and the segmentation of the biots.

I'm already looking forward to your field report.

PS - What thread did you use?

Yum!

Wayne, your pattern is striking with the copper tag against that rich mahogany boot. Beautiful combination.

I do like the looks of biots on my patterns. I stopped using them years ago as I found them delicate, and easily broken by a trouts teeth. A small amount of super glue applied to the thread base cured that for me.

Not only a very nice looking fly- but I love the look of that hook.
Not sure we get those here, I will have to enquire. Looks to be very strong and heavy enough to sink like a stone- the perfect NZ hook.

Biots are great fly bodies or abdomens. Colour, segmentation, rib..... dare I say gills, all built into the one material. Tie it in, wrap it up, tie it off and the fly is practically done.
I do recommend wrapping over some kind of adhesive to make them last a bit longer under multiple trout teeth scrutiny- just as you have discovered with the super glue.

Mataura mayfly wrote:Not only a very nice looking fly- but I love the look of that hook.
Not sure we get those here, I will have to enquire. Looks to be very strong and heavy enough to sink like a stone- the perfect NZ hook.

The C67S Mustad has become one of if not my favorite hook over the past 5 years. This hook really is stout. I know I have bent a few 14's, but I can not recall bending anything larger. If you get a chance, do get some. I use the hook for eggs, caddis, and in large sizes stone nymphs. Short, stout, and sinks like a rock. That adds up to being a winner in my book!

Wayne,
As everyone has said, what a great combination of materials, colors, and workmanship! This pattern is so incredibly fishable! I know it would be well accepted by my tribe below the foam!
Great Job Wayne!
Doug

Phone pic, with out the tag. Size 20, Mustad 3906

Wow! That is a great macro shot. What phone are you using. That has an impressive close up.