Cook's Cruel Maid SBS

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A fly for the little blue lines from LeRoy Cook. Unsure of where the name came from; must be a good story.

 

 

hook Dai Riki 300 #10

thread - Danville 6/0 black

tail variegated moose body

abdomen Danville flat wax brown

rear hackle - grizzly

thorax - dubbing tan

wing - teal flank

front hackle - ginger (oversize by 1)

 

 

mash barb, start thread a little past 1/2 mark, wrap to point above barb

 

 

 

clean, stack, measure (shank length) some moose body fibers; tie in/trim, create abdomen

 

 

 

 

start black thread, trim brown, tie in hackle; wrap, tie off/trim

 

 

 

 

dub thread/dub thorax

 

 

 

 

measure (tips to bend) some teal flank fibers; tie in/trim

 

 

 

 

tie in front hackle

 

 

 

wrap hackle, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

 

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[GC59 0]

Very nice, Thanks.

[Fisherboy0301 0]

Why not tie the whole fly with brown thread instead of using two different colors? Isn't that a tad wasteful?

[SBPatt 0]

Why not tie the whole fly with brown thread instead of using two different colors? Isn't that a tad wasteful?

Please show me where the waste is. Danville flat wax is pretty wide thread; while it works okay for the body, it'd be a bit bulky for the rest of the fly. Using Danville 6/0 for the entire fly wouldn't achieve the somewhat glossy effect I wanted for on the abdomen (original pattern called for brown floss, of which I have none; flat wax provided an acceptable sub) - it would also have taken a lot more wraps of the thinner thread to achieve the shape/size I was looking for; that would have been wasteful.

 

Regards,

Scott