LOCH STYLE FLIES

BEADHEAD BIBIO HOPPER

Loosely based on the Bibio Hopper this fly works well as a point fly for those fish that like small flies but where you need a weighted or anchor on the point of your team.
 

MATERIALS:

Hook - 12 dry fly

Bead - Brass XS
Silk  - Black

Rib - Silver wire

Body - Black and red possum or seals fur
Beard  -  Golden Pheasant tippets
Hackle - Black hackle

A) Wind the thread in touching turns to the bend of the hook. Tie in a length of copper wire dub on a body that is black on the back two thirds and red just behind the bead.
B) Wind the silver wire forming 4 or five uniform segments on the body.
C) tie in a beard of golden pheasant tippets that extends at around a 30 degree angle and beyond the bend of the hook a distance equal to about 1/4 of the length of the hook.
D) Tie a heckle in just behind the beard. Take just one or two turns of the hackle, tie the hackle off and trim the excess.
E) Hold the hackle fibres back with the fingers of your left hand and tie a thread collar behind the bear that forces the hackle tips to lay slightly backwards.
F) Whip finish the thread at the collar and varnish the collar and the bead.