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Skip, I would have posted a picture, but as I said in the last line of the post, that fly is in Montana. My family live in Dillon, and I leave most of my trout stuff up there. I'll see if I can post a picture once we get back up there, which should be some time next week.Originally Posted by skiptomylu
I DID try to find a picture on the internet, but all I could find was a "barbie", which was one of Mr. Wombacher's flies. He also did a sandy mite and quite a number of other nymphs.
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Missed that it's in Montana, I need read more careful, lol!
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No problems. Since I am now a geezer (and not always sure about things), I went through the trout stuff that I DO have here, looking for that fly or one my buddy's super flies. Found quite a few dries and some wets, but no bbbrown or bbblack. Must be in Montana.
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Never tied a brown bear brown or a brown bear black. But I tried looking for a picture of them also, but have learned from some sites that they are a streamer pattern. Still looking though - brown bear hair can be different shades, depends on what part of the hide they clipped it from. If I find any good pics I'll post them.
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Fatman, the bbbrown and bbblack are nymphs. Look up the sandy mite. The bbb's are similar, except that the bear hair is very fine and there is not a lot of it on the nymph. The body is thread only and it tapers toward the end. The orange on the belly is a single thread that is woven in. Again, unless halfzeimers sets in, I'll try to find the fly and post a picture of it.
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Are these what you're talking about??
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Seems they are an off shoot of the Potts Fly Group - and were originally tied with Asiatic badger which was apparently better than American Badger
This is a video on how weave the body Search - The Weekly Fly
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I've not seen this version before. The Wombachers started tying them in the 20's or 30's (I think). Their version was all thread, with the tapered body, a totally different look. We are going to try to get out of Dodge and be in Montana next week. Hopefully, I can post a picture next week.
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Could this be close, just different colors?
Fly Angler's OnLine "Silver Brown - week 156 - Part 92
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Skip, the silver brown is nowhere close. The upper body of the bbb's is thick and either uniformly black, or uniformly brown.
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Sorry to be so slow in getting these pics, but I wasn't near a PC in Montana, and being techno-illiterate, I didn't know how to load from my phone. We just got back from Montana (where we slayed a lot of brookies, browns, and cutbows). I couldn't find my Wombacher version of the bbb. The fly that is pictured is the newer version of the brown bear brown. The differences from the Wombacher fly are that: 1. The hair in the picture is horse, not bear, and it is too long. 2. The brown colored thread is a little too dark. 3. The body shape should be more like the body that I drew in the other picture.
I DID get a few browns on the fly that is pictured, but nothing like what I always did with the Wombacher version.
Good to be back in OK. Getting ready to get after the crappie and cats.
