Brassie

Brassie

The Brassie is a deceptively simple pattern that has been fooling selective trout in tailwaters and spring creeks for decades. Its slender copper wire body perfectly imitates the segmented abdomen of a midge larva — one of the most abundant food sources in tailwater fisheries year-round. The bead head adds a touch of weight and flash, helping the fly sink quickly into the feeding lane and drawing the attention of trout locked onto tiny subsurface food. When fish are sipping midges and ignoring everything else, the Brassie is the pattern that gets the job done.

Pattern Details

• Style: Bead head midge larva / nymph
• Bead: Bead head for fast sink rate and added flash
• Body: Copper wire — slim, segmented profile that precisely imitates a midge larva
• Best water: Tailwaters, spring creeks, and slow pools — wherever midges are the primary food source
• Target species: Trout
• Techniques: Dead-drifted under an indicator or tight-line style through the water column; effective as a dropper in a two-fly midge rig
• Sizes available: 14, 16

Small, simple, and devastatingly effective — the Brassie is a must-have for any tailwater angler targeting selective trout on midge-heavy fisheries.