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| Top View: Wally Wing Callibaetis |
Originated by Wally Lutz, the wing tied in this style is surprisingly durable and gives a very accurate profile to feeding fish. The other surprising factor is how well it floats. In the video shown below, in between dressings with Loon Lochsa and some dessicant floatant, I had one pattern last for a solid hour or two and 10 to 15 fish. A big key to that longevity is a barbless hook. Anything that takes more pressure and finagling to get out of a toothy mouth will no doubt take more abuse.
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| High Country Cutthroat who fell to a Wally Wing Callibaetis |
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| Front/Side view: Wally Wing Callibaetis |
Regardless of how long they last, just tie up a few and have them ready. You can also swap out colors for PMD's, Baetis, Drakes or any other mayfly you find. I'll list some variations below. In the meantime, enjoy a little on-the-water flotation and taste testing.
And of course, if you want to tie some of these up, here are the recipes and tying tutorial video for the Wally Wing Callibaetis dry fly.
Callibaetis Recipe
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| Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly Hook, Barbless - 14 |
| Thread: Danville Flat Waxed Nylon Thread - 70 Denier - Gray |
| Tails: Whiting Coq De Leon Tailing Packs - Badger Dyed Med Dun |
| Wings: Nature's Spirit Teal Barred Flank - Heron Gray |
| Body : Nature's Spirit Stripped Wild Turkey Barred Biots - Muskrat Gray |
| Thorax: Nature's Spirit Beaver Dubbing - Natural Light Gray Dun |
| Under-Wing: Polish CDC - Blue Dun |
Other tools from the tutorial:
| Marc Petitjean Long Loop Trim Scissors |
| Petitjean Magic Tool - Micro (sizes #16 and smaller), Regular sizes #14 above |
| Stonfo Elite Rotodubbing twister |
| Stonfo Pinza Elite Hackle Pliers - Micro |
Pale Morning Dun Recipe
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| Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly Hook, Barbless - 18 |
| Thread: Danville Flat Waxed Nylon Thread - 70 Denier - Light Cahill |
| Tails: Whiting Coq De Leon Tailing Packs - Badger Dyed Med Dun |
| Wings: Nature's Spirit Teal Barred Flank - Fl. Chartreuse |
| Body : Nature's Spirit Stripped Wild Turkey Barred Biots - Yellow |
| Thorax: Nature's Spirit Beaver Dubbing - Pale Morning Dun |
| Under-Wing: Polish CDC - Yellow |
Other tools from the tutorial:
| Marc Petitjean Long Loop Trim Scissors |
| Petitjean Magic Tool - Micro (sizes #16 and smaller), Regular sizes #14 above |
| Stonfo Elite Rotodubbing twister |
| Stonfo Pinza Elite Hackle Pliers - Micro |
Blue Winged Olive (Baetis) Recipe
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| Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly Hook, Barbless - 18 |
| Thread: Danville Flat Waxed Nylon Thread - 70 Denier - Olive |
| Tails: Whiting Coq De Leon Tailing Packs - Badger Dyed Med Dun |
| Wings: Nature's Spirit Teal Barred Flank - Heron Gray |
| Body : Nature's Spirit Stripped Wild Turkey Barred Biots - Gray Olive |
| Thorax: Nature's Spirit Beaver Dubbing - Blue Winged Olive |
| Under-Wing: Polish CDC - Blue Dun |
Other tools from the tutorial:
| Marc Petitjean Long Loop Trim Scissors |
| Petitjean Magic Tool - Micro (sizes #16 and smaller), Regular sizes #14 above |
| Stonfo Elite Rotodubbing twister |
| Stonfo Pinza Elite Hackle Pliers - Micro |
Beauty of a fly. What are the pro's and con's of using the barbless hooks? I immediately lean to using a barbed hook, but wow does that hook bend look nasty.
ReplyDeleteBased on my experience, a barbless hook is less likely to permanently stick in your face, it's going to slide into a fish mouth more easily than a barbed hook and I find my barbless flies last longer because they're much easier to remove. I haven't seen any evidence of losing more fish than I normally would. So I'm pretty much sold unless the hook I need is not barbless -- in which case, I'll pinch it down.
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