Barr’s Emerger is a fly box staple that can be fished anywhere you find mayflies, any time of year. In this fly tying video, Daryl Eakins shows us how to tie a Barr’s Flashback Emerger in the BWO color variation.
John Barr’s Emerger dates back to the mid 1970s and was designed to imitate mayflies as they emerge from their nymphal shuck. To this day, it’s an incredibly effective and versatile emerger pattern. It can be fished in the surface film behind a dry fly for visibility, or below the surface as part of a nymph rig.
Barr’s Emerger can be tied in colors and sizes to imitate blue winged olives, pale morning duns, or any other variation. It’s often tied with a flashback wingcase, like our video here today. And there are also beadhead variations. Because it’s relatively easy to tie and contains a simple list of materials, this pattern can be adapted to fit a mayfly imitation on any water.
Check out the video, as Daryl takes us step-by-step through the Flashback Barr’s Emerger:
Materials List:
HOOK: Tiemco 2488 (#18 - #24)
THREAD: Semperfli 30 Denier Nano Silk (Gray)
TAIL: Rooster Hackle (Brown)
ABDOMEN: Hare’s Mask Dubbing (Gray Olive)
THORAX: Hare’s Mask Dubbing (Muskrat Gray)
WING: Wood Duck Feather (Black & White)
FLASH: Krystal Flash (Herring Back)
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