Brassie

Brassie Recipe

Hatch

Dropper

Emerger

Midge

Hook:

Hook - Daiichi 1560

Thread:

Thread - Uni Thread - Black - 6/0

Abdomen:

Wire - Uni wire - XS

Gills:

Feather - Peacock Herl

Recipe By

Jay VerHelst

About the Brassie

Midge larva and pupa imitators are highly effective for tailwater trout. This fly is effective on picky trout that have seen it all and want something a bit different. This a great fly in a double rig set up or as a dropper. 3 Materials make up this fly so get on the vise and tie up multiple colors and sizes from 16-22

Emerger

Midge

How to tie the Brassie

Step 1: Start

Insert hook into your vise and tie in your thread moving down the shank towards the bend, but don’t tie all the way to the bend.

Step 2: Wire

Tie in your wire and move your thread forward just past the two thirds mark towards the eye of the hook

Step 3: Abdomen

Wrap the wire in consecutive turns with eac wrap touching till you reach where you stopped the thread. Tie in your wire and trim the tag end.

Step 4: Peacock

Select two strand of Peacock herl. Trim off the butt section and tie in the remaining but section of each fly. Advance the thread to the eye of the hook

Step 5: Gills

Wrap both strands of peacock forward towards the eye and tie in.

Step 6: Finish

Whip finish and trim off the tag end of the peacock. Repeat