SBPatt 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2019 Notional tying sequence, came out something like the original with a few changes; swapped out the calftail overwing for synthetic because that stuff is a pain to fold properly and I hate having to judge the length to get it to match the wing properly. Tied in these colors for stupid cutts; change to suit your needs. hook - Dai Riki 300 #8 thread - UTC 140 Fluoro Orange tail - deer hair bleached rib - x-small wire copper body - 1mm foam orange body hackle - grizzly dyed orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water; undersize by 2) wing - deer hair bleached legs - medium rubber brown head - 1mm foam orange overwing - Congo Hair white mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark; wrap to bend clean, stack, measure (gap width) a clump of deer hair; tie in/trim/cover with thread wraps tie in rib tie in foam strip move thread forward to eye; tie in CG facing forward over eye wrap foam forward to 2/3 mark; tie off/trim tie in hackle at 2/3 mark; palmer rearward to tail capture tip of hackle with wire; continue rib thru hackle, helicopter end/cover with thread, trim hackle tip clean, stack, measure (tips to tail) another clump of deer hair; trim to length/tie in tie foam back in at eye, wrap back to 2/3 mark; tie off/trim pull CH rearward over top of head; tie down tie in legs whip finish, SHHAN, trim overwing, trim legs Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2019 That is a cool fly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites