FABs and boobies are deadly winter options on lochs and lakes everywhere, but unfortunately some waters ban them due to deep hooking issues caused by negligent fishing. This pattern is a workaround that still allows you to fish a buoyant fly near the bottom and if you make sure you fish responsibly and keep in touch with it you'll not suffer deep hooked fish.
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Materials list
Hook: Fulling mill short shank special size 8
Thread: 6/0 Uni
Body: 16mm Blob fritz - especially Triple D or Daphnia style
Coating: Hard paste floatant -Mucilin is best.
Some popular fly tying books
Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies https://amzn.to/4iEHbix
George Barron's "At the End of the Line" https://amzn.to/3h7SiA6
and "A Fine Line" https://amzn.to/2Rd41SK
Stan Headly's "Trout and Salmon Flies of Scotland" https://amzn.to/3io1WA0
Patsy Deery's book "Irish Mayflies" https://amzn.to/3bRcZ3B
Peter O'Reiley's book "The Flies of Ireland" https://amzn.to/3sxCnkT
00:00 Intro
02:00 Tying
07:20 Preparing the fly to fish
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