Rocky Mountain Anglers Fly Pattern - Annelid

Annelid

Monday, April 7, 2008

Description

This is one of the easiest flies to tie for the North Platt River’s Reef. I typically tie between 10 and 20 of them before each trip and come back with none. You can always count on your friends to clean out your box. It also works well on various stretches of the Yampa River in Steamboat.

Materials

Hook: Gamakatsu C12U Caddis (Sizes 6-16)

Thread: Red (6/0 or 8/0)

Body: D-Rib (Medium Small or Midge)

Annelid steps
Step 1 Tie in thread at the head.
Step 2 Tie in D-rib 1 mm behind hook eye.
Step 3 Stretch D-rib towards the shank and wrap thread over the D-rib.
Step 4 Wrap thread forward. Wrap D-rib over the top of the thread w/ the D facing out to create ribs. Note: If the rib is wrapped in the wrong direction the wraps will have a flat appearance.
Step 5 Tie off D-rib with thread, cut excess rib and whip finish.
Step 6 Finished Product