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nymph
Lickety Split
- Sizes
- #14–#18
- Imitates
- baetis emerger · mayfly emerger
- Origin
- Gilbert Rowley
A split-case Baetis emerger with an Ice Dub body, black holographic tinsel wingcase, and pink foam underwing. Durable, resin-coated, and Rowley's first commercial pattern with Rainy's.
Recipe
This is one dressing. Tie it in other colors to match the hatch in front of you.
Workbench
Variants
Swipe to see In box and Add
| Size | Bead | Body | In box | Add to box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 | — | — | — | — |
| #16 | — | — | — | — |
| #18 | — | — | — | — |
At the vise
Tying notes are not on file for this pattern.
Tying video
Fishing now on
Rivers whose hatch chart names this pattern this month. Names and sizes only.
Not named on this month's hatch charts.
On the water
The pink foam is visible to you and a trigger for the trout. Resin-coat the wingcase for durability.
History
Nearly every trout river on Earth holds small dark mayflies. Gilbert Rowley is almost never without one on his nymph rig — and most of the time, it's a Lickety Split. He began developing the fly around a decade ago, searching for a split-case pattern that was durable in the color schemes he had found most productive. After months at the vise he landed on the black-and-pink combination that is still his favorite. It's the most durable split-case emerger he has ever fished — fish after fish fail to mangle it. As a side note, it was also his first pattern picked up commercially by Rainy's Flies.