Barr's Copper John

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The Copper John is the most commonly used trout fly in the west these days. For a good reason, the Copper John is a great attractor pattern and it works! The Copper John was developed by legendary fly tier John Barr. The Copper John can be tied in a wide variety of colors, making it very versatile. The most popular color is red, and it is my favorite as well. A red Copper John catches more fish on the Arkansas River than any other fly out there. The Copper John does not really imitate a specific bug, but it does resemble a stonefly and mayfly very well. What makes the Copper John so effective is it's profile. It just looks buggy! My other favorite colors for the Copper John are: Copper, Chartreuse, Yellow and Black. Tie it the same way, just change the color of your wire!
Copper John Fly Tying Recipe:
Hook: #12-18 Daiichi 1710 or Tiemco 5262
Bead: Gold Cyclops Bead
Underbody: .010 or .015 Lead Wire
Thread: Black Veevus 12/0 or Veevus 14/0
Tail: Brown Goose Biots
Body: Copper Wire
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Casing: Black FINO Skin or Thin Skin
Casing2: Small Pearlescent Tinsel
Legs: Partridge
Glue: Epoxy or Thick Loon UV Fly Finish
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[@daverichards6557]

I love this pattern. I enjoyed seeing you tie it so proficiently aswell. Thanks for sharing

[@brandonmontemayor8178]

The Copper John is one of those flies that I love to have in the box. Beautiful, you make it look effortless.

[@Grouse2275]

You always tie great flies with fantastic instruction!! Always appreciated!! 👍👍

[@stewartsmith7959]

I appreciated the lesson, especially how you showed the use of the partridge feather. I have watched some other videos and they left me slightly confused about how to cut for the legs. Thanks again.

[@simonsmith9363]

Nice fly, but if you twist the peacock herl with the tying thread before wrapping it will be much stronger and resist the trout's teeth much better.

[@deanbartlett2382]

That's a well tied fly...I'd eat that and I'm not even a trout!

[@chuckgoodpaster9223]

Thanks for the tutorial! Great looking!

[@jtaggart1000]

Great video. Found this helpful to tying this fly

[@Flies_the_limit]

Biots have me ripping my hair out lol. New fly tyer.

[@briantrettel1546]

Nice tie!

[@cpullic]

Tying a few today 🍺

[@duncansutherland47]

Really helpful, thanks!

[@Moondogbaitco]

👍👍

[@alexlaakmann4553]

Great Video!What do you use to film these?