This fly is a very versatile pattern. It was created by Matt Bennet to fish Rio ciclids. But when tied a little larger, it can be very effective for just about every species of fish in south texas rivers and lakes. Bass, bluegill, sunfish, catfish, trout, and most of all Carp. If you tie this fly on a slightly larger hook, it will make one of the best carp flies out there. Keep the tail a little longer and the legs as well (at least that's what I would do). However for Rio Ciclids, Matt told me to keep the tail and legs short, because rio's will nip the tail to move them off their nest and miss the hook. Matt himself tied this fly on video, and the video is very high quality. If you want to see him tie it, then please go check out his video at    • GRTU Fly Tying Video Series - Rio Get...  

Also I’ve been told that it’s best to use brass dumbbell eyes for this fly as rio’s like to eat off the bottom and brass will get you there faster. Being new to this area and not fishing for rio ciclids my whole life, I didn’t know this fact. We all gotta learn somewhere...

Also Picture of the Rio Ciclid was provided by Paul from Killer Fuzz, please check out his channel as he has some awesome footage of fishing around these texas waters. You can see his channel by clicking this link...    / @killerfuzzoutdoors  

As always here is a list of the materials I used on this fly, and links to where you can buy them online.
Hook: Risen Barbless Emerger size 14 - https://www.risenfly.com/collections/...
Thread: Veevus 10/0 in olive - https://amzn.to/2nhQ8aC
Weight: Small Black Beadchain eyes - https://amzn.to/2o7oUmV
Tail and Wing: Whiting Chickabou (grizzly died medium ginger) - https://amzn.to/2msHzt3
Wire: UTC Ultra Wire Small/Chartreuse - https://amzn.to/2mxskiG
Dubbing: Hareline Rabbit Dubbing Olive/Brown - https://amzn.to/2o150tW
Glue: Brush On Krazy Glue - https://amzn.to/2oK5Mfa
UV Resin: Solarez Bone Dry - https://amzn.to/2nlgKYj

Also here is a list of the tools I use
Vise: Renzetti Traveler - https://amzn.to/2msh6f9
Bobbin Holder: Stonfo Bobtec - https://amzn.to/2nh7KDv
Whip Finisher: Dr. Slick Whip Finisher - https://amzn.to/2msxBIa


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