Splitsville Muddler Spruce Moth SBS

[SBPatt 0]

 

These bugs are pretty much anywhere there are spruce trees in the parts of Montana I've been fishing lately, and the fish are interested. Size varied between #10-12 but the bigger fly was easier to see and floated better; your choice.

Playing around with the "tungsten" setting on the camera so everything has a bit of a bluish cast to it; don't think I'll do it again.

 

hook Dai Riki 320 #10

thread - UTC 140 tan

abdomen - dubbing light tan

loop - UTC 140 tan

hackle - grizzly (undersize by 1)

wing/head - deer hair bleached

 

 

Mash barb, start thread, tie in loop at 2/3 mark (facing forward over eye) and wrap to bend

 

 

 

 

Dub thread/dub body

 

 

 

 

Tie in hackle, hook loop onto gallows

 

 

 

Add a bit more dubbing up front

 

 

 

Wrap hackle up (thorax width - distance to eye) and back down; tie off at base of loop/trim

 

 

 

 

 

Stroke hackle fibers back

 

 

 

Measure (hook length) a clump of deer hair

 

 

 

Trim, tie in with 2 soft loops

 

 

 

Let it spin

 

 

 

Pull the hackle thru the deer hair; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

 

 

 

 

Trim hair out underneath

 

 

 

Go find some fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[Trent_Myer 0]

Wow, what are great technique.

 

Trent