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Tim's Levitator
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:36 am
by ScottP
Hi-tie/Hedgehog-like attractor from Tim King. Change color/sizes to suit your needs.
hook - Dai Riki 280 #12
thread - MFC 6/0 purple
shuck - EP Fibers hot pink
body - tying thread
wing(s) - deer hair dun
collar - hen dun
hackle - partridge
Regards,
Scott
Re: Tim's Levitator
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:32 pm
by letumgo
Scott,
I really enjoy your posts and the patterns you share with us. You've broaden my ideas of possible soft hackled flies. This pattern sits in the "surface film's damp meniscus region" between emergers and dry flies. Untreated (i.e. - no floatant), I bet this would make a great sunk terrestrial searching pattern. Treated with floatant, and this would sit nice and low in the suface film. Kind of a dry fly, with actively kicking soft hackle legs. A lively pattern for sure.
Nice job! Thanks for sharing.
Re: Tim's Levitator
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 1:50 pm
by UC Steve
Scott, this is eye-popping. This style is very popular in B.C., where, I think, it originated. The Canadians fish it as a dry fly, over sedge hatches.