bibio wet fly

this fly i fish wet mostly but with a little gink it can be a great dry fly also on the right day at places like harelaw fishery were i like to do most of my still water fish ,,then again harelaw is more like a hill loch ,and fishes very well from the bank as well as boat, and OK my personal best is around 4 pound on this water ,but I've been broke off a few times with much bigger fish including what I'm sure would have been a brown trout of a lifetime, oh well the more experience i get ,the more likely i will be to land that dream fish.

here is the materials and the process needed to tie yourself up some very effective bibio wet flys.

Hook - Size 8-14 / b175 kamasan
thread - black uni thread 8/0
Body - segmented in to 3 sections Black -Red - Black (seals fur) in 2 fifths /1 fifth /2 fifth Ratio
Rib - Oval wire
Hackle - Black or Claret which i like to use and has had good results

Part 1.

attach thread and take it down to level with the barb of the hook

part 2.

tie in wire at rear of hook

part 3.

apply a select amount of seals fur (Black) to thread in a twisting motion between thumb and fore finger taking care keep turning in the same direction, now after 2 fifths of the way up the hook apply some red (either seals fur or sparkle flash dubbing) to 1 fifth of the hook (Middle) then again in black seals fur.

part 4.

tie in hackle and wind in an anti clockwise direction towards the back of the hook

part 5.

hold the hackle tightly in place and take the wire going in the opposite direction (Clockwise) taking care not to crush the hackle barbs when binding down the hackle

part 6.

now tie in the wire at the head of the fly allowing enough for a neat head ( Twist wire to break as it will cut closer to the thread base.

part 7.

Now take the whip finish tool and make three to four turns to create a nice neat head, and if happy admire.

photographs to follow shortly .