Thank you AJ for the thread body!

[peen9305]

The thread body (size 18) is very quickly becoming my most productive/go-to fly. I have really hammered the fish on it this season. Big fish, little fish, wild browns, wild bows - they all seem to love it. With all of the variations of size, bead color, thread, dubbing color I might just try to fill an entire box with them. I fished the Little Juniata today, and 9 of the 11 fish I caught took an 18 olive thread body (black bead, black rib, UTC light olive thread, Natural Fox Spikey Squirrel dubbing). Here's the big fish of the day and a nice surprise of a wild bow.
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[H Dot Verseman]

post some pictures.

I like thread body flies as well, you can use the same concept by using stripped quills, or wire, etc. I do that alot. Thread body, bead, spiky dub. Thread body, bead, cdc and a little spiky dub. Wire body, bead, cdc or dub. you can create some cool, easy to tie stuff using that formula.

[Gremmel]

That's my go to fly but I use a copper bead and copper rib simple and deadly. I have at least 10 variations of it in my box. Good report what section were you fishing?

-Al

[AaronJasper]

Nice! I'm glad it works and you like it.

The best was yesterday, I landed the 19 incher and Bryan was like you got it on that stupid thing The look on his face was priceless. Easy to make impressionistic flies work!

[whheff]

I'll have to tie some up. Are you using a nymph hook or an emerger hook?

[peen9305]

I use a standard nymph hook, but I'm sure an emerger hook would work just fine too.

I love simple flies that work. With this you can't get much more simple! I will post some pics later.

[Halliday]

I fished a lot of thread bodies earlier on the year

[Halliday]

And had great success. Cream, light pink, and tan turkey biot put the fish in the net for meImageUploadedByTapatalk1345390159.652571.jpg

[Halliday]

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Another light pink, sm copper wire, pearl ice dub.

[troutnut]

Those simple patterns work , I can attest to that I tied some last night.