SBPatt 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 Found this on the North River blog; a Tenkari variation on the Ausable Bomber, an old Fran Betters pattern. Apparently the name Adirondack was an aglicized version of ratirontak, a derogatory term used by the Mohawks to describe the people who lived in that area; it meant "they eat trees" or "bark eater". hook - Dai Riki 320 #14 thread - Danville 6/0 fluoro orange tail - woodchuck hotspot - tying thread body/thorax - brown/grizzly hackle clipped hackle - brown/grizzly mash barb/start thread, wrap to point above barb stack, measure (gap width past bend) a clump of woodchuck; tie in/trim move the thread forward to a point above the point and tie in hackle wrap hackle to 2/3 mark; tie down with a wrap and let them hang trim hackle 1/2 gap width wrap hackle the rest of the way; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 Thanks for posting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 Thanks, I am doing one or more today, keep twisting em, keep posting them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hatchet Jack 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 A very interesting pattern; am thinking brookies because of the orange thread accents. However, I just wince every time a fly calls for cutting the tips off of nice hackle. What if one were to use instead, some downsized hackle specifically for the abdomen? Only a thought.............. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 Hatchet, you are forgiven son. I am trying it both ways, then with red thread, too. Our Brookies dig the rojo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hatchet Jack 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2017 Well I tried my 'idea', and it reminded me of my neighbor's Labrador that jumped off a 12' high deck (to fetch a ball) - seemed like a good idea at the time. Total waste of good hackle & effort. Just stick to following what the pros post here, doh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites