Appalachian Hopper SBS

[SBPatt 0]

 

Cue the Copland. Lot of Elk Hair Caddis influence here.

 

hook -Dai Riki 300 #10

thread - UTC 140 chartreuse

rib - x-fine wire chartreuse

tail - calftail white over red

abdomen - antron dubbing insect green

body hackle - dark ginger

wing - mule deer

legs - medium barred rubber red

 

mash barb, start thread at 3/4, tie in rib and wrap to the bend

 

 

 

clean, stack, measure (gap width past bend) a clump of red calftail; tie in

 

 

 

 

repeat with white; wrap to 3/4 mark, trim butts

 

 

 

 

dub thread/dub body

 

 

 

 

tie in hackle; wrap to tail

 

 

 

 

capture tip with wire; continue rib thru hackle to 3/4 mark, helicopter end, cover with thread, trim hackle

 

 

 

 

a bit more dubbing

 

 

 

clean, stack, measure (halfway point of tail) a clump of deer hair; trim to length

 

 

 

spin bobbin to tighten thread, tie in with 2 soft loops; maintain pinch on deer hair, pull tight

 

 

 

 

cross thread over deer hair back to 3/4 mark and tie down wing

 

 

 

tie in legs

 

 

 

cross thread over head to eye, half hitch x 2, SHHAN; trim legs

 

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[FlaFly 0]

Neato! it looks like a composite woolybugger/caddis/spider. Ought to attract just about everything.

[Poopdeck 0]

Very nice SBS SB! It's also the most colorful SBS that I've seen.

[Fisherboy0301 0]

SBPatt, do you see any advantage of this over a rubber legged stimulator? The seem similar other than the front hackle.

[SBPatt 0]

do you see any advantage of this over a rubber legged stimulator? The seem similar other than the front hackle.

None that I can see. Just thought it was an interesting pattern; hadn't seen or heard of it before.

 

Regards,

Scott

[Fisherboy0301 0]

No doubt interesting and a wonderful tie I was just curious. I think the tier here did beautifully. Well done good sir.