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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

 

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clean, stack, measure (shank length) a small clump of elk; tie in, wrap to 3/4 mark, trim butts

 

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dub thread/dub body to eye, finish at 3/4 mark

 

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tie in foam strip

 

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tie in a hank of CH; initiate transverse orientation, separate with cross wraps

 

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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

 

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add a bit more dubbing at the base, then wrap hackle around base, each turn below the previous one

 

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capture tip with thread wraps around base, half hitch x 2 around base, SHHAN

 

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trim foam

 

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separate wing, add a drop of Super Glue

 

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trim wing to length

 

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Regards,

Scott

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Sanchez PFD Purple Haze

 

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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

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