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Any soft hackle type fly up to size 8, down to as small as you want. Due June 1. Deadline to sign up is April 31. First 12 to join. Send with Self Addressed stamped envelope to Darrell Phillips 7890 NW Westside Carlton, OR. 97111 Note: if your package is over 1/2" thick you have to mail at the postal counter, not in a drop box. Otherwise the USPS will consider it as potentially hazardous. I learned this the hard way. 1. Woodenlegs. Kelso Red Ass. RECEIVED x 2. Niveker. TBD. RECEIVED x 3. Recoveronthefly. TBD 4. Johnw1986 TBD. RECEIVED x 5. Vicrider TBD. Red ass Kelso variant. RECEIVED 6. FishingBobNelson. RECEIVEDx 7. J Knowles Lite Brite Soft Hackle. RECEIVED 8. Trouttramp. Spider. RECEIVED 9. Stabgnid. RECEIVED 10. Jburge. RECEIVED 11. Chugbug27. RECEIVED 12. Redietz. RECEIVED 13. Sandan. RECEIVED

Heavy-handed Tactics Hook - Daiichi Alec Jackson Heavy Wire Spey Hook/Model 2061/Size 8 Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Red) Front Hackle - Soft Schlappen Hackle (Furnace) - Tyed in facing out over the eye of the hook Body Hackle - Indian Hen Hackle (Furnace) - Stripped on one side and tyed in over the eye of the hook Front Body (Thorax) - Chopped Wool Yarn Dubbing (Red) Rear Body (Abdomen) - Pheasant Tail Fibers (Natural) - The butt ends are wrapped from the middle to the rear, then counter wrapped with the tying thread to reinforce the herl. Head - Tying thread whip finish, coated with clear nail polish The name of this fly comes from the heavy hackle collar at the head of the fly. This was an intentional design choice. I wanted to have a pronounced hackle collar at the front of the fly, similar to the head of a muddler minnow, yet somewhat softer. I wanted the profile of the fly to have some bulk, to make it resemble a small sculpin. I have not fished this pattern yet, so I cannot comment on it's effectiveness. The construction of this fly is identical to the flymphs I posted earlier in the year, just on a larger scale. It is hard to see in the photos (poor lighting), but the red front body becomes visible when the hackle moves around. It is intended to present a gimps of red, to imitate the opening and closing of gills. Impressionistic minnow imitation.