I finally succeeded in provoking a couple rainbows to attack a red & white lure; autopsy showed that the cause of the rises was a fall of rather large aphids, which were carried by wind from surrounding aspen trees. Until then I had no aphid in my fly box, a sad fact I set today to rectify.
#20 Hanák 130BL hook (a #22 or #24 hook would be even better, this was the smallest I had)
green Hends body thread for the body
2 layers of lacquer (the buoyant kind, not epoxy)
tip of a CDC feather
17/0 white UNI Trico thread
a light touch of black CD marker
Your Aphid's body shape is more realistic than mine but I worry about closing the gape of what is a tiny hook after all so make mine "wrong" (slim). I have some down eye small hooks but again prefer straight ring eye to keep the gape as open as possible.
ReplyDeleteWhat tippet do you use with your Aphid?
Regular Rod
I confess this fly has yet to land a fish: aphid situations are few and far between (though when they occur they ask for a accurate representation).
ReplyDeleteI did not have an opportunity to test the fly yet. The shape is influenced by Balkan style ants that work well for me, but reduced in size.
As for tippet I would use the thinnest I carry, which is .08mm Stroft
Jindra