CDC Biot Emerger BWO
This is our BWO workhorse pattern on spring and fall afternoons. We fish these primarily on rainy and overcast afternoons during the thick of the hatch.
Fly Pattern & Fishing Details
The CDC Biot Emerger is probably our best-producing pattern in BWO series. It's extremely versatile and covers a range of emergence and vulnerability phases throughout the hatch. You'll want to fish these when trout are refusing natural duns on the surface. Often times they'll look for insects stuck in the surface tension. This is where this fly shines. Long leaders, stack casts and precision timing and placement are a must.
The Tying Recipe
- Hook: Daiichi 1180 or Tiemco 100/100BL (size 18-24)
- Thread: Dark Natural Dun 8/0 UNI-Thread or Veevus 10/0
- Tail: 4-6 Lemon Wood Duck Fibers
- Tail Shuck: Nature's Spirit Emergence Dubbing (Pheasant Tail)
- Abdomen: Nature's Spirit Stripped Goose Biots (Rusty or Mahogany)
- Thorax: Nature's Spirit Emergence Dubbing (Pheasant Tail)
- Wing: Natural Dark Dun CDC
- Legs: 6-8 Gray Nature's Spirit Turkey Flat Fibers
Preferred tying tools
Every tier has preferences when it comes to the bench. I try to tie as simply and efficiently as possible. These are some of the must-have tools I use to design our unique guide patterns:
Fishing Accessories
Set yourself up for success when fishing these styles of patterns. When fishing technical waters, I find that having the right tools is necessary and makes for a better overall experience.
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