Tying a Simple and Effective Wet Fly

Brian McManus demonstrates tying a simple and effective wet fly pattern he has used both in Europe and the United States. Using only 3 ingredients: thread, flash and hackle it's a quick and easy tie.
Filmed at the 2013 FFF Fly Fishing Fair in West Yellowstone, Montana
Music by SmartSound

[@carlmoeller56]

Hi I made this fly in the evening. The following day I fished it across and down and caught a 20" Brown. Thanks so much! Addition 2017: This is my go to fly PERIOD! I tie it with a red head at times. #14 & #12. Simple and very, very effective. I am going to tie it with an olive head and try that as well. Thank you Mr. McManus!

[@seanmooney3907]

Great fly, I believe that there are many Scottsmen who are good at tying flies. I hope you love California. I prefer a few million less population so I live in Maine. Cold part of the year but no major earthquakes, and far less population and competition for fishing.
All the best to you, Sean

[@FlyFishVideo]

As Ariel pointed out, a wet fly hook of your choice, thread color of your choice to "match the hatch" (black in the video), a pearlescent or opal flashabou for a little flash, and a hackle of your choice (black in the video) at the front. Since this is fished as a wet fly you want to use avoid using a dry fly hackle - something more of a soft hackle that will allow the fly to sink properly with just the weight of the hook. Thanks for watching.

[@snakeinthebottle]

this shows that sometimes less is more !

[@pumajpuma5231]

Guys black thread, Opal Tinsel, Black hackle.

[@michaelforde4373]

I use a similar fly with black thread silver wire and a noodle of orange glister which contains the pearl Mylar soft partridge hackle 3 turns fly is deadly fished in s 2 or 3 fly team , the simple flies are the best

[@bentpolski]

Recipe please!