Biot Nymph

 

Tying the Biot Nymph

 

 

Tying with Turkey biots could almost be classed as cheating - they are simple to tie with, easily available and give wonderful colouration, segmentation and provide an excellent rib to the fly. They are in tying terms, great value.

 

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'Tying with Turkey Biots'

 

 

This is a simple nymph pattern. They are very quick to tie, but the result is a realistic, well profiled fly. It's easy to tie in a range of sizes. I carry these in #14 down to #20. Varying the colour of the biot, the bead and the thorax material can give a great range variations. Olive and rusty orange are my favourites. I like a tungsten bead too to get the fly down to the fish. For a #14 hook I use a 2mm bead and for below that I favour a 1.5mm bead. A pink bead can be useful for grayling too.

 

For a pattern to fish nearer the surface, simply tie it without the bead.

 

When tying the biots, I simply add a very thin layer of head cement over the underbody prior to wrapping. This adds a little extra security when the biot somes into contact with the teeth of a fish. Don't use too much varnish or else you'll drown the biot and loose that superb rib.

 

 

 

For this tying sequence, the materials are:

 

Hook: Varivas 2120WB (Wave Barbless) #14

Bead: Tungsten 2mm

Thread: Sheer 14/0, tan

Tail: Coq de Leon fibres

Abdomen: Turkey Biot, olive

Thorax: Argentinian Hare, dyed olive

 

 

 

I like to tie these in a range of sizes and colours:

 

 

 

 

 

 

An example tied with a rusty orange biot and natural hare dubbing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Catch in the thread behind the bead. Build a small taper to help the profile of the fly.

 

Catch in the tail fibres. I like the tails to be approximately the length of the body.

 

Catch in the biot along the under side of the hook.

 

With the tail butts and biot trapped down, continue to build a taper into the body with the thread.

 

Then add a thin layer of cement. This will give the biot extra strength when wound.

 

Wind the biot in touching turns and catch in behind the bead.

 

Trim the loose ends and tie down.

 

Unspin the thread and insert the dubbing fibres. Respin anf form the dubbing rope.

 

Wind the thorax, stroking the fibres backwards with each wrap.

 

Whip finish behind the bead and the fly is completed.