Tying the Brassie

 

Tying the Brassie

 

The Brassie is a simple fly in design, but highly effective.

 

It carries a good amount of weight just in the tying of the body. The addition of a tungsten bead makes this a good fly for searching deeper pockets of water and fast runs.

 

I have written more about choices of materials when tying the brassie on the Hatches Magazine website.

 

 

The materials used for this tutorial are:

 

 

Hook: Grub hook #12 - #22

Bead: Tungsten, optional

Abdomen: Wire

Thread: Sheer 14/0

Thorax: Hare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Catch in the wire at the bend of the hook, leaving the loose tag longer (this will become the rib)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wind the wire up to the bead in touching turns

 

Now wind the loose tag towards the bead in even, open wraps. This forms the rib.

 

Be careful not to allow the rib to slip between the the wire wraps of the body. To help, keep pressure on the wire body towards the bead with you fnger nail. Also, angle the rib steeply.

 

Catch in both loose wire tags with thread and trim.

 

Spin the bobbin anti-clockwise to unwind the thread. Insert the fibres and re-spin to form the dubbing rope...

 

... and wind the thorax, stroking the fibres backwards as you go, behind the bead.

 

Now whip finish behind the bead.