SBPatt 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 More from the fertile waters around Jackson Hole,this one by Scott Sanchez. Tied here as a Hecuba (western fall drake)]; change color/size to suit your needs. hook - Dai Riki 320 #12 thread - MFC 8/0 rusty brown tail - elk flank body - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive rabbit/antron, 25% rust orange rabbit/antron (add a little gold rabbit after the other stuff's all blended) underwing (floatation device) - 2mm foam tan wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly dyed tan mash barb, start thread, wrap to point above barb clean, stack, measure (shank length) a small clump of elk; tie in, wrap to 3/4 mark, trim butts dub thread/dub body to eye, finish at 3/4 mark tie in foam strip tie in a hank of CH; initiate transverse orientation, separate with cross wraps tie in hackle (normally, I oversize by 1 on parachutes but, with the thick base, standard size hackle will create the length I want), shiny side out, at base of PFD add a bit more dubbing at the base, then wrap hackle around base, each turn below the previous one capture tip with thread wraps around base, half hitch x 2 around base, SHHAN trim foam separate wing, add a drop of Super Glue trim wing to length Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2016 Nice fly Scott. Thanks for the nice tutorial. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2018 Sanchez PFD Purple Haze A few minor adjustments. hook - Dai Riki 300 #12 thread - MFC 6/0 purple tail - moose body hair rib - Krystal Flash pearl abdomen - dubbing purple pfd - 2mm foam grey wing - Congo Hair orange hackle - grizzly/brown thorax - dubbing purple Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trent_Myer 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 I'm not a big fan of foam but those are great looking flies. I may start using foam more often. Trent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites