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Tim’s Cheap UV Boatman — Fly Tying Pattern & Recipe

Tim’s Cheap UV Boatman

May 16, 2025

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It’s like the original but with ziplock/plastic bag instead of proper material 😂

I’ve had great success with this pattern in southern Alberta in the fall.

Where I fish it

rivers lakes

Target species

Rainbow Trout Brown Trout

Recipe

10 minutes

Hook: Wet Fly/nymph

Thread: 70 Denier Tan

Overbody: Stretchy Plastic, Holo Tinsel, Clear Uv Resin

Head: Bead

Body: Peacock Herl

Legs: Rubber Legs

Step 1

Step 1

Attach some plastic bag cut into a narrow strip at the bend

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Western Canada Trout Lakes

West Alberta and Interior BC Rivers