Goldie streamer

[redear]

anyone here ever tie a goldie streamer made popular by the late Dick Empie? It is made with a mylar flat braid that is called bills bodi braid, and usually has a brass bead up front and fire orange thread for a collar just behind the bead. I bought some of this mylar and have started tying a few of these, gillbuster just really does well with these, I think he may be a member here.

 

[quivira kid]

I have tied a miniature version on a #10 hook and used flashabou..... and they work well for crappie and bluegills.

 

[ridgeliner]

They also will work for steelhead.

 

[redear]

I haven't fished them yet but I notice that when tied with a bead that they will dive head first in the pool as soon as you quit stripping so I tied a few up without a bead for use in shallow ponds and those things just glided around and sunk very slowly, I guess I need to fish some different colors too in order to find the best one for my fishing spots. been using a 2x heavy nymph hook from umqua u seies and 5 bucks for 50 from bluequill angler I am very happu with them! they are very very sharp for a heavier wire hook, got the 105 model in size 6. the bodi braid mylar is pretty expensive at 7.75 for 30 yds but what the heck. I got that stuff from whitewater flies and went with the spooled stuff so as not to have any kinks in it.

 

[AtticaFish]

Have never used them, but lots of river guys talk about using the Kreelex pattern for trout and smallmouth. It is very similar looking to the goldie streamer pics i have found. Majority of the Kreelex patterns call for using flashabou... if i am not mistaken, you can get flashabou type material really cheap from Fly Tyers Dungeon.

 

[redear]

thanks for the info AT! I'll check that out. I like the bills bodi braid too if it's on a roll without the kinks left by being on a tiny card. one thing I found that made these goldies easier to tie is by using a soft bristle brush to unravell the fibers. I have an old brush with natural soft bristles that has holes for a broom stick and it works great. has a much smoother look when brushed out instead of picked out. and have also been putting a little wool on the hooks shank underneath the collar, this makes the collar flair a little and gives the fly some substance, this wool thing can be added to alot of flies and threadneck type jigs, it's a great addition if you think the pattern needs just a little extra of something to make it right.