SBPatt 0 Report post Posted November 8, 2015 A basic meat fly; imitates leeches, damselfly nymphs, dragonfly nymphs, crayfish, small baitfish and tadpoles, possibly half of a Boston Market roasted chicken. Change colors/sizes to suit your needs. hook - TFS 2305 #4 underbody - non-tox .030 thread - UTC 140 olive tail/abdomen - rabbit olive flash/ribbing - Krystal Flash rootbeer shellback - peacock herl thorax - pheasant aftershaft olive hackle - pheasant rump olive mash barb, wrap shank with non-tox; cover with thread measure (shank length) a clump of rabbit; tie in tie in KF on either side of tail tie in ribbing dub thread/dub abdomen to 2/3 mark rib abdomen; tie off/trim tie in peacock herl original pattern continues dubbing for thorax; thought the aftershaft would provide something a bit buggier (shades of a Gartside Sparrow) create loop, insert aftershaft, spin tie in rump feather by tip moisten fingers/ stroke both back (rump in the lead position) and wrap simultaneously (may take additional feathers, depending on hook size); tie off/trim pull shellback forward tie off/trim, trim KF, whip, SHHAN Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose77 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2015 Hey Scott, nice work...again. Yer on a good roll. Thank you and cheers, Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2018 Clouser Swimming Nymph (inverted) Semi-weedless (hopefully) variation. Same material list of the original with the addition of large bead-chain eyes and omission of KF flash/rib (because I forgot it). Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites