Iceberg Baetis 4K

Larry Kingrey's Iceberg Baetis was designed to trick the wild brown trout that live in the Arkansas River in Colorado. The Arkansas is well known as a caddis river but I prefer fishing the baetis hatch that starts around St. Patrick's day in March every year. On the nastiest weather days, the baetis nymphs begin to emerge and having this fly on is just pure fun! Thanks Larry for creating such an banger fly pattern!
Hook: TMC 2488 Size 18-22
Thread: Uni Olive Dun, 8/0
Til: Hareline Sparkle Emerger Yarn, Gray
Body: Magpie Materials Wild Turkey Biots, Olive Dun
Thorax: Hardline Ice Dub, Olive Brown
Wing: CDC, Natural Dun

[@michaelsmith7193]

I especially liked that little move you made in shortening the tail. Very nicely done! The biggest beatis hatch I ever witnessed was on the Arkansas tailwater upstream from Pueblo. The weather was perfectly awful, but fish were everywhere!

[@HopperJuan]

That’s the best weather for those little olives! They love it and I love it until I don’t!

[@jdigioia1130]

Definitely going to give this one a spin, the emerger game is where it’s at recently! 🎣 Thanks for sharing!

[@HopperJuan]

Please do! I am sure you will have a great time fishing this pattern.

[@joeduca8582]

That's one beautiful emerger! Love the mix of natural and synthetics. I sort of recognized the originators name associated with ape. So I looked it up, wow! I've seen some videos of Larry. Then I read his obituary. You seem to have tied that fly with reverence❤ Thanks Juan, all the best to you.

[@HopperJuan]

Thanks. Here’s something that I did. I tied most of that fly with his materials that I obtained after his passing. I wanted to keep his passion alive and this is a way to do that. I want people to continue using his creative fly patterns.

[@joeduca8582]

@HopperJuan awesome, I'll give it a go. I have some natural wild turkey wing quills. I don't dye stuff, but I'll tie some up anyway. Thanks Juan!

[@locomtn16a2]

That’s a gorgeous fly!

[@HopperJuan]

Thanks. Actually, thank the Late, Great Larry Kingrey! 🍻

[@moscaman559]

Groovy tunes and Baetis….👍🏼

[@HopperJuan]

Thanks for tuning in! 🙏🏼

[@joelwalker9722]

Very nice! Love this!

[@HopperJuan]

Thanks brother!

[@Wogger46]

fly patterns these days are like new movies; all the same no creativity. Remakes

[@HopperJuan]

Thanks for commenting. Would you care to share more information on what patterns you think are original? Or maybe what pattern this one is a remake of? Sure, you are correct to a certain extent but there are some patterns out there that have new ideas.