Step By Step Barr's Bouface

[BilletHead]

This fly has caught a lot of fish for me so far this Spring. When I used to throw plastic my favorite worms were black 4" zoom and purple jelly worms. So when tying this is what I had in mind. On this step by step I have done some tweaking on the original pattern for more durability.

Materials, Dai-Riki 270 size 4 or 6

Tungsten 5/32" or 4mm bead

Pine squirrel strip color of choice

flash color of choice

Wire (my tweak for durability)

6/0 thread color of choice

Step one add bead, mount hook and tie down wire front to back and give a good layer of thread for the base.

Two measure strip of squirrel approx. double the hook length. Tie in behind bead with thread, pull back to back and give a wrap of wire and then work forward on top like a Mohawk. (Barr does not use wire just wrapping at the back with thread) I'm telling you I have caught so many fish they were tearing up the thread thus destroying the fly so the wire will alleviate this problem giving more durability.

Three add a couple of strands of flash on each side.

Four add a small clump of marabou the length of the hook on top letting it wrap a bit down on each side. Repeat the same step covering the bottom too.

Finish off the front behind the bead by dubbing some of the squirrel fur to cover thread wraps and give a couple of whip finishes.

The size #6 is about three inches long and the #4 three and a half.

Work the fly back by stripping, jigging or crawling. The fish will pick it up and swim with it like a plastic worm. I usually do a strip set at the first pick up. The big bluegill love the shorter #6 size in black inhaling the complete fly. Pain in the rear to get the hemostats in there to unhook them. I bet the even smaller sizes like 8 or 10 would catch them too, A couple photos of finished fly's,

BilletHead

[Wayne SW/MO]

Nice fly and presentation.

[Lancer09]

Dig the fly!

Nice choice in vices!

[SoMuchWater]

I'm ty'in up a few of those in black

Good mode with the wire to!