SBPatt 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2015 A neat pattern from the Smokey Mountains. Original called for ginger variant hackle tips for the wings - best of luck finding that. I dyed some grizzly hen; don'tthink the fish will care. hook - Dai Riki 320 #14 thread - MFC 8/0 brown tail - ginger hackle rib - x-small wire copper abdomen - Uni-stretch camel wing - hen hackle tips grizzly-dyed tan hackle - grizzly/ginger Mash down barb, start thread at 75% mark; wrap back to point above barb and make a small bump clip, stack and measure (shank) a clump of ginger hackle fibers; tie in tight against the thread bump to get the proper splay/cant tie in rib; return thread to 75% mark prep wings (convex-to-convex) measure (hook eye to bend), tie in, trim tie in Uni-stretch, wrap body; tie off/trim counter-wrap rib; helicopter end puul back wings, set angle with thread wraps in front tie in hackle in front of wings wrap hackle, tie off, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2015 sweet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockworm 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2015 Handsome fly! Thanks for the nicely-photographed SBS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayWirth 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2015 Nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2015 Looks like the hammer got your thumb Didn't stop you from a great SBS. Nice clean work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites