A few weeks ago I fished Lake Lenore with @Starman77, he showed me a new water boatmen pattern: a bead, hook and "Canadian black" simiseal dubbing. I thought it might be too big, he proved me wrong. Since then I've tied up several "Canadian black" water boatmen patterns and have managed to catch quite a few trout with the fly. Trout like it fished FAST, a few variations on this theme:
on the UV (on scud back material) tie.
on the UV (on scud back material) tie.