Stetzer's Fluttering Termite (Carnage variation) SBS

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Originally designed by Randy Stetzer as a carpenter ant imitation on the Deschutes; may give it a shot as a salmonfly.

hook - TFS 2305 #4
thread - Danville Flymaster Plus black
core - 20lb mono
tail/underbody - fox squirrel tail
rib - x-small wire copper
abdomen - 1mm foam orange
body hackle - dun (undersize by 2)
wing - moose body hair
front hackle - dark dun


Part 1

mash barb, put a loop in the end of a piece of mono, tie it in at midpoint

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measure (2x shank) a clump of squirrel tail; tie in/trim butts

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tie in wire

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adjust hook angle and insert loop onto gallows

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wrap squirrel up core (hook length), and back down with cross wraps

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tie in foam strip

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brush underbody with Super Glue

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Part 2


wrap foam up (hook length) under tension, brush on some more glue and wrap back down and back down; tie off/trim

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tie in body hackle at base of abdomen

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wrap hackle up abdomen

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capture tip with wire; continue rib down abdomen to base, helicopter end, tie off/trim, trim mono core

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re-adjust hook; move thread to 2/3 mark, clean, stack, measure (hook length) a clump of moose body hair

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tie in with 2 soft loops, increase tension and take a few more wraps

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pull wing back and set angle with thread dam in front

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Part 3


divide and post wing; trim butts and cover with thread wraps

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tie in hackles (2 used here)

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wrap hackles; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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trim out hackle underneath (optional)

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Regards,
Scott