Paul's November 2024 Fly of the Month

 Bivisible

Hook:  Daiih1310 Dry Fly Hook Size #14.

Thread:  Uni 8/0 Tan, Brown, or Wood Duck.

Tail:  Brown Hackle Fibers.

Hackle:  Brown & White Dry Fly Hackle. 

This is a great attractor dry fly pattern.  It originated from the NY Catskill area.  It floats like a cork and is easy to see on the water.  It’s also a very easy tie.  Some tie this fly without a tail.  Others use a hackle tip for the tail.   I prefer to use Hackle Fibers for the tail, similar to what you find on a traditional dry fly. 

Begin by placing your hook in the vice.  Start your thread behind the eye and make touching wraps down the hook shank to the bend.  Cut off the butt end of the thread.  Next, prepare your tail fibers.  Take 8-10 fibers for your tail and tie them in at the bend.  They should extend beyond the bend approximately 1 hook shank in length.  To keep the body smooth, I wrap the fibers up the hook shank and stop behind the eye, then cut off the butt ends.   Bring your thread back down to the bend.

Prepare your Size 14 Brown Hackle for the rear 2/3rds of the fly.  Tie it in with the dull side facing forward (towards the eye).  Wrap you hackle 2/3rds up the hook shank (leaving the last 1/3^rd for your White Hackle).  Tie it off and clip off the excess. Prepare your White Hackle.  When you tie it in do so with the shiny side facing towards the eye.  Once secured wrap if forward stroking the fibers back as you go.  Tie it off behind the eye, clip off the excess hackle, and whip finish your fly.  You're done.

East Rosebud Fly & Tackle as a great video on how to tie this fly below:

 

If you have any questions about this fly or would like to submit a Fly of The Month, I can be reached at pdinice@frontier.com .