| I also have some pictures of the BHPT on the site. It is a very simple tie, I put on the bead, lash on some copper wire, take out four or five pheasant tail barbs and tie on the tail at the bend with a couple of wraps. Then I lift the barbs out of the way and palmer the thread up to the bead. Then palmer the feathers, and finally rib it with the wire. Next I tie on a small peacock herl, wrap it around my thread a couple of times, then wrap both the herl and the thread together around the bead twice. Whip finish and done. I can tie these from size 16 to 20 in about five-seven minutes per fly which is a good thing because I use a lot of them, especially this time of year when nymphs are small. This year at Yellowstone I used a size 16 BHPT in the Calibaetis hatch with great success. I used two in tandem, and would watch for cruising trout, cast in their pathway and start stripping the flies slowly... it was fun and very effective. I also have used it as a dropper on a caddis or mayfly with great success. I've observed that nymphs tuck their legs in when they swim, so I quit adding legs long ago. On Dec 22, 2005, at 7:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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- Re: [VFB] Hare's Ear Dubbing Question Tom Davenport
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