Brookie dries

**terry** · 11-03-2009, 05:41 PM

These are my favorite dries for brook trout. Sorry the pic is not that great.

Clockwise from top: Usual, Ausable Bomber, what I call the Rapidan Bomber, and an Ausable Wulff.

I am a begining tyer and appreciate any advice or opinions. Thanks

**Sean** · 11-03-2009, 05:45 PM

only thing i can see that i would change is on the ausable wulff shorten the body some and move the wing back a little so you can wind some hackle in front of the wing as well. Otherwise very nice ties.

This is by far my favorite. I tie it with a couple of different hackle and tail colors mostly brown or black to imitate different stones. A WI pattern the Pass Lake dry.

**BrkTrt** · 11-03-2009, 06:36 PM

Nice flies Terry.

We both know what they do to those little wild gems.

Thanks for posting,

- Brk Trt

**honda 450** · 11-04-2009, 04:43 AM

Thanks for the photo , terry, The bomber with the yellow post, i have seen many times in your posts.

**terry** · 11-04-2009, 06:42 AM

Its a Mr. Rapidan tied bomber style. The yellow is real easy for my eyes to pick up. I don't think it outfishes the Ausable bomber, its just easier for me to see. It became my go to fly at the end of this years season.

jdm5047 · 11-09-2009, 03:41 PM

The Usual and Ausable Wulff are two regulars in my brookie box as well. When I first began tying, I learned a few patterns out of a Fran Better's book (the name escapes me) but they were his inventions, the Usual and the Ausable Wulff. Great patterns, without a doubt. I am curious, though. Is the Mr. Rapidan also from upstate NY?

**skyphix** · 11-10-2009, 07:32 AM

Nice flies - the Ausable Wulff and the orange Bomber are two that I've had some success with this year.

I fish mostly stimulators, and only orange. The brookies in the streams I've found aren't interested in much that isn't orange.

**terry** · 11-10-2009, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by jdm5047

I am curious, though. Is the Mr. Rapidan also from upstate NY?

No, it was created by Harry Murray of Virginia. He is kind of the "Fran Betters" of Shenandoah National Park. Its a good pattern that has produced well for me over the years. I really like the yellow wing, my eyes pick it up easily. When I first got into tying, one of the first ties I did was combine the Rapidan colors into the bomber pattern. Its a great small stream brookie fly.

You can find out more about the Mr. Rapidan here:

http://www.murraysflyshop.com/fliestrout_drys.html