Diawl bach - Wikipedia

Diawl bach
Artificial fly
Type	Wet fly
History
Creator	British
Typical hooks	Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight Black size 10
Thread	Uni 8/0 black thread
Tail	Dyed black hen fibres
Body	Black peacock herl
Ribbing	Red UTC Tinsel with Opal Mirage back
Throat	Dyed black hen fibres
Cheek	Jungle Cock

Meaning "little devil", the diawl bach is a popular Welsh fly pattern used in British still waters, and an appropriate lure to use when the fish are feeding on midge pupae. The dressing is simple: size 8 to 14 hook, brown thread, a few barbs of brown hackle for the tail, copper wire, a few barbs of peacock herl for the body, and tying thread for the head.^[1]

Variations

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Variations include jungle cock substitute cheeks, red head, hare's ear for the body and flash materials on the back.

Fishing approach

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Fish as one of a team of three flies drawn slowly on a dry line with a long leader. A particularly effective method is to let the wind push the floating fly line around and look for a twitch in the line as indication that a fish has taken the fly. It can be effective during a midge (chironomid) hatch, and a flashy version is worth using towards the autumn as a pinfry imitator.^{[citation needed]}^{[original research?]}

References

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^ "7 Diawl back patterns for stillwater rainbow trout". Fly and Lure. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

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