{{+1}}Bibio blob{{-1}}
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It took me some time to get into using blobs but these days there are plenty of trout waters where I include a blob in my team most of the time.
One of my favourite flies for waters where there is midge activity is the bibio and when I am fishing those waters most of the time I have a bibio on the top dropper.
This blob is fast becoming a go to alternative to a bibio for me.
Materials
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Knapek L | Glo-brite Flouresent floss #2 pink | Krystalflash in Pearl | FNF Jelly chenille in black | FNF Jelly chenille in FL red |
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Hook choice.When I first started tying blobs there was no such ting as a "blob" hook so I got used to tying my blobs on the Knapek L hooks generally in size #8. These hooks have a long open bite which is one of the reasons I like them so much for both blobs and unweighted woolly buggers. I continue to use those hooks for my blobs to this day but you may choose to use a blob hook or some other hook.
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The tail.When choosing a flash material for this fly, my woolly bugger type flies and for many of my salt water flies I looked for one that is fine so that it has movement in the water and has a crinkly finish so that it reflects light at different angles making it more visible. There is no shortage of tail materials that meet that criteria but the one I initially went with was Tiewell Krystalflash and I have now been using that for over 20 years. I pretty well have all the colours but the colour I like for this fly is 'pearl'.
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The body material.FNF chenille came on the market just a few years ago and has become my go to material for flies that require an chenille with longer coloured synthetic fibres. It is best uses either wet or with wet fingers as the fibres are then easy to stroke into a preferred position or out of the way. When fished the fibres are very fluid giving the fly more movement and are also translucent and UV.
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