SBPatt 0 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 Having had good luck with Buzzballs with a prominent orange cast, I made some mods to the color scheme. hook - Dai Riki 305 #16 thread - UTC 70 burnt orange tail - hackle dun body - bleached peacock herl hackle - grizzly dyed orange wing - partridge dyed orange mash barb, start thread measure (hook length) tip from a partridge feather; tie in over the eye/trim, wrap thread to bend measure (shank length) some hackle fibers; tie in/trim tie in some peacock herl; wrap to 3/4 mark, tie off/trim tie in hackle; wrap to wing, tie off/trim take a few wraps in front of the wing to set the angle, half hitch x 2, SHHAN Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 Speaking of fly naming, this looks pretty much like a John Storey variant (or is it the other way around?). Not sure, but I think the John Storey came first; I found this on a U.K. site and changed up some of the body parts. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
