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Poxyback Baetis
How do you tie a Poxyback Baetis?
Poxyback Baetis is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 9 materials and 19 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Mike Mercer
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco 200R #12-18
- Thread: Olive UTC 70
- Tail: Gray Ostrich Herl (3 pieces)
- Body: Scud Shrimp Olive SLF Dubbing
- Rib: Pearl Krystal Flash
- Gills: Soft, Plummy Feathers from Pheasant or Partridge
- Casing: Pheasant Tail or Turkey Wing
- Legs: Natural Partridge
- UV Cure Resin: Loon UV Thick Fly Finish
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Start the thread behind the eye and wrap back to the bend.
Build a small dubbing ball of Scud Shrimp Olive SLF Dubbing at the bend.
Tie in three pieces of Gray Ostrich Herl for the tail, about half the shank length.
Split the tail fibers and secure them with thread wraps.
Tie in Pearl Krystal Flash for the rib.
Dub the body forward with Scud Shrimp Olive SLF Dubbing, keeping it slim.
Counter-wrap the Pearl Krystal Flash forward to rib the body.
Tie in soft, plummy feathers from pheasant or partridge on each side for the gills.
Tie in pheasant tail for the wing case.
Pull the pheasant tail over the top of the hook shank to form the wing case.
Tie off the pheasant tail and trim the excess.
Dub the thorax with Scud Shrimp Olive SLF Dubbing.
Pull the pheasant tail over the thorax to form the wing case.
Tie off the pheasant tail and trim the excess.
Tie in natural partridge for the legs.
Trim the legs to the desired length.
Whip finish.
Apply UV cure resin to the wing case and cure with a UV light.