Balanced Blank Saver - Midnight Fire

Cheech - March 3, 2018

Seems the past couple of seasons, when I'm not fishing the smaller hatch-matching bugs on stillwaters, I've been reaching for this bugger-variant known as a Blank Saver. This is just a variation I've had good success with but the Blank Saver pattern itself is known by the chartreuse bead and black body. I throw in some midnight fire colors, make it a balanced fly and find this to be one of my go-to patterns as of late.

I've been fishing this typically on the point of a team of two or three flies. The best success has been with a midge tip line from Rio, but you could just as well fish it on intermediate or full sink lines too.

Material List
  • Hook: Hanak H 400 BL Jig Hook - 12
  • Thread: UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier - Black
  • Bead: Plummeting Tungsten Beads - Fl. Chartreuse - 7/64" (2.8mm)
  • Tail: Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou - Black
  • Tail: Flashabou - Original - 6911 - Red
  • Body: Speckled Chenille - Midnight Fire
  • Ribbing: UTC Ultra Wire - Red - Small
  • Hackle: Ewing Wooly Bugger Patch - White Dyed Black
  • Collar: Arizona Diamond Dub - Midnight Fire
Materials & Alternate Materials Listed Below
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier
UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier

UTC Ultrathread 140 Denier

$2.49
UTC Ultra Wire
UTC Ultra Wire

UTC Ultra Wire - Small

$2.49
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou
Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou

Fish Hunter Premium Strung Marabou

$4.99
Hanak H 400 BL Jig Hook
Hanak H 400 BL Jig Hook

Hanak H 400 BL Jig Hook

$8.95
Plummeting Tungsten Beads - Neon Colors
Plummeting Tungsten Beads - Neon Colors

Plummeting Tungsten Beads - Neon Colors

$7.90
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original
Flashabou - Original

Flashabou - Original

$5.50
Speckled Chenille
Speckled Chenille

Speckled Chenille

$4.99
Hareline Balanced Fly Pins
Hareline Balanced Fly Pins

Hareline Balanced Fly Pins

$5.99
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub
MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub

MFC - Arizona Diamond Dub

$2.95