SBPatt 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2016 Neat variation on Jack Gartside's Sparrow, for those runners coming up from Hebgen. Name came from a pheasant that came out on the wrong end of an encounter with a coyote. hook - Dai Riki 280 #8 thread - UTC 140 burnt orange rib - small wire copper undertail - Congo Hair tan tail - pheasant tail abdomen - dubbing rusty orange underwing/shroud - Congo Hair tan thorax/head - pheasant aftershaft hackle - pheasant rump mash barb, start thread; tie in rib, wrap to point above point measure (tips to bend) a clump of CH; tie in/wrap to 2/3 mark measure (hook length) some PT fibers; tie in/trim butts dub thread/dub abdomen counterwrap rib; helicopter end, cover with thread pull CH back surrounding body; tie down/trim select a couple aftershaft feathers; split thread, insert, spin bobbin moisten fingers and stroke fibers back; take a few wraps tie in (folded) hackle by tip; wrap forward, stroking fibers back, tie off/trim Take a few more wraps of aftershaft in front; whip finish, SHHAN Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meeshka 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2016 Nice one Scott, Think I might change the abdomen color to a dark olive or black - and that should work real well up here. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2016 Very nice fly SBPATT. Thanks for posting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyMaker 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 Good work there. I like this one a lot. Good tutorial and choice of materials too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
