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Hellekson's Yaak Bug SBS

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Named after the river, not the animal; simple, generic fish-food fly.



hook - Dai Riki 280 #12

thread - UTC 140 grey brown

tail - elk hair dark

abdomen - dubbing muskrat/olive

wing - elk hair dark

hackle - grizzly (undersize by 1)


mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, wrap to bend


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clean, stack, measure (shank) a clump of elk; tie in/trim butts at 2/3 mark, cover with thread


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dub thread/dub tapered body


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clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) a clump of elk; trim to length, tie in, cover butts with thread


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use thumbnail to splay wing, separate with thread wraps


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tie in hackle


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wrap hackle, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN


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Regards,

Scott

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That is a very handsome stimulator variant, Thank you for sharing.

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Very nice fly pattern! Should do a good impression of a large caddis, a moth or a hopper.

 

I am going to tie up a couple for the weekend - there is a fast-water strech loaded with smallies that this should work very well on.

 

Thanks for sharing!

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