Now it's time to present my catchy wet trio, 3 terrestrial wet imitations, included in the chubs summer 'grande bouffe'. I modified this patterns during the years adding new elements or replacing some of the used materials with newer ones. All of them are very productive but my favorite one is the wasp. You'll definitely be successful fishing this patterns also in trout waters. Here you have a general recipe:
Hook: heavy shrimp hook at least size 8 ( for example Akita )
Thread: any, just match the colours
Abdomen: antron (yellow / green) and peacock herl
Wing: krystal flash ( tan ) / deer hair
Hackle: soft hackle ( brown / black)
1. The Wasp - The abdomen of this fly is made of yellow antron ribbed with black silk. I used tan krystal flash for the wing, tied in a S-loop. One partridge and one brown hen feather for the hackle. It is easy to tie and very effective.
2. The Black Fly - I start the abdomen with 3-4 turns of pink sparkle braid continued by a few turns peacock herl ribbed with silver wire. Same S-loop technique for the wing. The hackle is also made of 2 feathers, one partridge and one black hen.
3. The Grasshopper - The abdomen is made of green antron ribbed with silver wire. You can use some other more contrastive materials for the ribbing. Rubber legs are a great option but you can also use pheasant legs. The wing is made by deer hair but don't take to much. In this case I used only one brown hen hackle.
Have fun with the tying and hope you'll catch big chub with this patterns.
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