SBPatt 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2015 Brian Berry's (Teton Valley Lodge) bullethead modification of Nick Nicklas' Sunken Stone, which is a variation of the Mikulak Sedge, which may have been a modification of the original Hegdehog fly, and so on, and so on...... hook - TMC 5263 #2 thread - UTC 140 hot orange tail - 2mm foam black body - dubbing rusty orange/brown wings - deer hair high-tie style legs - rubber brown head - deer hair mash down barb and attach thread at head (gap width) clean, stack and measure (approx 1/2 shank length) a healthy clump of deer hair two soft loops right behind the hook eye; pull firmly and let it spin, trim butts wrap back to point above barb, taper end of foam (approx gap width), tie in brush shank with Super Glue, tie down foam, fold tag end over to create egg sac, tie down and smooth with thread wraps dub thread, dub body to hook point clean, stack and measure (a bit beyond egg sac) a clump of deer hair tie in, pull up butts and take wraps of thread through them to secure; trim butts and smooth with thread dub second section (same size as first) clean, stack and measure (let the tips extend almost, but not quite to the end of first wing) second clump lather, rinse, repeat again once more push hair at head back with finger (try to ensure even distribution around hook) pull fibers back over body and tie down trim out hair underneath tie in legs whip, SHHAN dorsal ventral Nicklas Sunken Stone Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeBillingsley 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2015 Beautiful, as always, Scott. Late last July, on the Rio Costilla in the Valle Vidal in northern New Mexico (in a cold rain), the only dry fly the cutthroats would even look at was a yellow version of the Sunken Stone. But, they did attack it hard. Mine was no where near as pretty as yours. It looked like a tiny yellow stick on the water. I don't know what they thought it was, but it was the only dry that even got a refusal for over 3 hours. I like the addition of the foam and the bullet head because the original doesn't float all that well for too long. I also tie it sometimes with Widow's Web instead of hair for the wing and trim it to shape (mainly because that much deer hair and I don't always get along). Excellent. Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
