The Diawl Bach
The Diawl Bach, or Little Devil, is an important all-round fly for fishermen of small stillwaters and reservoirs - it will even prove a successful pattern on many rivers – for trout fishermen.
The Diawl Bach is not an imitative fly, rather it is a general “attractor” pattern which mimics key features of the intended creature – in this instance, the nymph – without actually looking like any particular species. The intention of the Diawl Bach fly is to trigger the killer instinct in the salmonoid fish: which is does very effectively, fished in a variety of ways below the surface.
Throw one of these out when all else fails and it will often prove effective.
In the below video, David Cammiss – fast becoming one of our favourite video tutorial providers – shows us how to tie this killer pattern.
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