A Buoyant Sighter Fly For Duo Fishing

00:00 Intro 00:28 Hook And Thread Setup 01:23 Snowshoe Body Dubbing 02:33 Adding Deer Hair Lift 04:07 Buoyant Arrow Wing 05:14 Stacking The Main Wing 07:41 Adding The Pink Sighter 09:36 Snowshoe Dubbing Loop 11:39 Whip Finish And Colouring 13:04 Final Profile And Uses This video shows how to tie a buoyant sighter fly for duo fishing, dry dropper fishing, klink and dink, and supporting a small tungsten nymph below a visible dry fly. This is the final fly tying video in the river fly series before the summer break. The pattern is designed to float well, remain visible on the water and support a nymph with up to a 2 mm tungsten bead. It uses snowshoe, coastal deer hair, TMC Aero Wing and a pink Ultra Dry Yarn sighter to create a practical dry fly for duo fishing on rivers. The tutorial also explains why sighter colour matters, how the fly appears from below, and why this type of pattern earns a place in a river box. What's covered in this video: The tutorial introduces a buoyant sighter fly for duo fishing, dry dropper rigs and klink and dink setups. The hook is a size 12 Hanak H130 barbless hook in black nickel, tied with white Troutline Code A1 GSP thread. Super glue is added to the hook shank to stop the GSP thread slipping on the shiny black nickel finish. Snowshoe underfur is used for the body because it is highly buoyant and helps the fly sit well on the surface. The snowshoe body is lightly roughed out with a wire brush to add texture without creating too much bulk. A small amount of coastal deer hair is tied in to build light bulk and help the fly support the nymph below. The video discusses fishing the nymph from the bend of the hook compared with using a dropper. Olive TMC Aero Wing is added for extra buoyancy, with burnt orange mentioned as another useful option. The main wing is made from coastal deer hair, which is combed, stacked and tied in slightly longer than the Aero Wing. A pink Ultra Dry Yarn sighter from Fish On is added to make the fly easier to track on the water. The tutorial explains why different anglers may prefer pink, white, orange or yellow sighters depending on eyesight and light conditions. The sighter is described as important when duo fishing because it helps show takes to the nymph below. More snowshoe is used in a split-thread dubbing loop to create a lively, fibrous head and front profile. The fly is finished with a small amount of super glue, a whip finish and an olive marker to colour the white thread at the head. The finished fly is shown from below to explain what the fish sees and why the pink sighter is mainly for the angler. The final pattern is described as a go-to duo fly that can also take fish on the dry. Mentioned in this video: buoyant sighter fly, duo fishing, dry dropper, klink and dink, river fly series, Hanak H130 barbless hook, size 12 hook, black nickel hook, Troutline Code A1 GSP thread, white GSP thread, super glue, snowshoe, soft wax, wire brush, coastal deer hair, nymph off the bend, nymph on a dropper, TMC Aero Wing, olive Aero Wing, burnt orange Aero Wing, hair stacker, pink Ultra Dry Yarn, Fish On, sighter post, tungsten bead, 2 mm tungsten bead, dubbing loop, split thread, olive marker, UTC thread, buzzers, fly box, dry fly, summer break.