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Gill Ribbed Larva
Tied by Bob Gartner |
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Thread: Black
Counter-rib: Gold or copper wire
Body: Green floss
Hook: Mustad 37160 sizes 14-20
Rib: Peacock or ostrich herl
Head: Peacock or ostrich herl
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| Tying Instructions |
- Spiral thread to the bend. Cut an 8 inch strip of green floss, and tie it in
at the bend.
- Cut a 6 inch section of gold or copper wire and tie that in on top of the
floss.
- Select a long-flued peacock herl and tie it in by the tip just forward of the floss.
- Bring the thread forward to a point one-eight inch behind the eye of the
hook.
- Grasp the floss and wind it forward to the thread forming a neatly tapered
body.
- After tying off floss, wind the peacock herl through the floss body in an
open spiral ending at the thread. Tie it down and clip off the excess.
- Wind the wire through the body of the fly in a counter-clockwise rotation to
the thread. Tie it down and clip the excess.
- Select two full-flued peacock herl and tie them to the shank, just behind the eye.
- Wrap the peacock around the shank just behind the eye creating a compact and
bushy head.
- Trim excess, whip-finish, and add a drop of head cement.
Tying Tips:
- Although the book directions call for a 8 inch strip of green floss, I found
it easier to use the floss from a bobbin. Four-strand or one-strand floss worked
equally well.
- It's important to select good quality peacock for the rib and head.
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| Fishing Tips |
- Larva imitations work best when no surface feeding is taking place.
- Larva imitations should be fished as close to the bottom as possible. A
rolling, tumbling, at-the-mercy-of-the-current effect produces the best results.
This fly is from the book, 'The Caddis And The Angler' by Eric Leiser and Larry
Solomon. Illustratred directions are on pages 60-63. According to the book, the
fly imitates a Hydropsyche larva. I've had good success with it on the Delaware
River. |
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