Fly Tying a Foam Bibio Pomonae with Barry Ord Clarke

Fly Tying a Foam Bibio Pomonae with Barry Ord Clarke

It’s that time of year again when old red legs hatches in great numbers! This is a very easy but extremely effective bibio pattern that has worked for me for decades. Also some very neat techniques for making the hairy red back attractor legs and a segmented foam body.

Hook: Mustad Heritage R30 AP # 14/16
Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Body: 2.4 mm Black foam cylinder
Wing: White Para Post
Legs: Red CDC stems
Thorax: Black CDC