Hot spots

[newriverspey]

This weekend, I finally had a chance to get out and swing some soft hackle flies. The day before, I tied a few last minute flies (#16 hooks) and put a small amount of orange glo-bright thread as a tail to serve as a hot spot. My friend is big into Euronymphing and constantly talks about a hot spot on his flies. I did catch a few fish with these flies and was curious if anyone else has tried this.

[DOUGSDEN]

Dear Newriverspey,
Both of your patterns (with the hook being the difference) look great! I like all the components on your patterns including the orange "hotspot" at the tail! Brilliant idea. Several years ago, this very subject of hotspots was covered quite well by quite a few of our members! What a trigger these can be!
Your tying is impeccable and I know these beauties will wreak havoc under the surface film!
Great job friend! May we see more of your offerings?
Dougsden

[Partsman]

While I’m not big on euro nymphing I have used the method and most of the nymphs I tied had a hot spot on the collar. The Frenchie with a pink color was very effective for me. I enjoy nymphing but my old shoulders just don’t hold up for long anymore, hence I for late fall and winter on my favorite stream I’ve come to enjoy streamer fishing. Im not sure about a hotspot on a wet or dry, I did see a pattern on fly fish food for a bwo emerger with orange hair tied in between the cdc wings for a sighter. Im going to tie up a few of these for this spring.
Mike.

[Brooktrout52]

Great idea to add the hot spot.

[DUBBN]

I nostly hot spot the collar or thorax.

My Kryptonite soft hackles are hot butted.

[Roadkill]

Nice fly!!

The Red Tag fly from about 150 years ago was something similar. Red hackle fibers have adorned the back end of flies for countless years. All of us tiers reinvent the wheel at some time and find that it works.

I find that many of my best ideas were stolen even a century ago!

[Mike62]

I read Wayne's last sentence two or three times, I knew something wasn't right; who hot butters their flies? Then I saw my mistake...

[newriverspey]

Roadkill,

You summed up my entire career.....re-inventing the past

[DUBBN]

I read Wayne's last sentence two or three times, I knew something wasn't right; who hot butters their flies? Then I saw my mistake...

[joaniebo]

Roadkill,

You summed up my entire career.....re-inventing the past

Speaking of "hot spots" in the past... John Atherton's Number Two nymph pattern (Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear nymph). From my recollection of reading Atherton's book, he never referred to "hot spotting" his flies.





https://www.swtu.org/2020/01/02/atherto ... umber-two/

I wish trout could talk so we could know exactly what they think of hot spots and our fly patterns.

John

John

I did these "variations" quite awhile back. I think I gave away most of them and don't remeber ever fishing them..

Bob