Method back in 2011, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions revealed us how to connect the Brassie, a traditional wire-body fly developed in the 1960s. 3 years later on, Scottish/Canadian fly tier Ian Colin James developed the Ian’s Brass Ass— a slimmer, sleeker variation of the fly– to utilize on Great Lakes steelhead, and it has actually ended up being a favorite of trout anglers, too. Unfortunately, James died unexpectedly in 2015, however his website is still up, and it has plenty of cool patterns and fantastic details.
In this outstanding video, Flagler strolls us through the stealthily easy actions for developing the Brass Ass, which utilizes simply 3 products and a great deal of UV-cure resin. The secrets to developing an appealing, tidy Ian’s Brass Ass are to get the wire covers tight, place the cheeks properly, and layer the resin. Flagler’s strategies revealed here need to work for developing lots of other flies, too.
Ian’s Brass Ass
Hook: 2X-short emerger hook (here, a Dai-Riki # 125), sizes 10-18.
Body: Copper Ultra Wire, brassie size.
Thread: Black, 8/0 or 70-denier.
Cheeks: Orange Sulky Holoshimmer.
Coating/thorax: UV-cure resin.
Tools: Xacto knife, bodkin, sticky-note pad.
