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Lawson’s Brown Drake Emerger (variation) SBS

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Based on a pic from the Henry’s Fork Angler site.  A few alterations in materials, a bit fuller-winged than that one and I’m not crazy about my choice in thread color (which switched during the tying process); notional sequence but with the materials at hand, it seemed logical.


hook - Dai Riki 300 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 tan/MFC 8/0 sand
rib - small wire copper
abdomen - dubbing yellowish tan (bleached Aussie possum)
thorax - Ice Dub Hare’s Ear Tan
shellback/tail - shmootz from pheasant rump (marabou-like)
wing - Congo Hair baitfish grey
hackle - partridge

Mash barb/start thread; tie in rib and wrap to bend

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Dub thread/dub abdomen to 2/3 mark

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Dub thread/dub thorax to 3/4 mark

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Measure (gap width past bend) pheasant shmootz; tie in/trim

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Rib body; helicopter end/cover with thread

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Tie in a clump of CH (note thread change; next time I’ll tie it with dark brown); fold and wrap back

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Trim wing (halfway to tips of tail)

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Prep partridge

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Tie in forward by tip, dull side facing out

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Fold partridge back, tie down, locking feather in place

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Wrap partridge, stroking fibers back; tie off/trim, whip finish, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

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Lawson’s Brown Drake Emerger (variation II)

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A few minor changes based on a photo from another angler.


hook - WFC Model 4 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 tobacco brown
rib - small wire copper
abdomen - pheasant tail
thorax - Ice Dub brown
shellback/tail - shmootz from pheasant rump dyed brown
wing - EP Fibers baitfish blend
hackle - partridge

Regards,
Scott

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