Carson Lake Special SBS

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Found this one on Don Bastian's site; a vintage pattern of Western origins. Also tied in black body, tail, body hackle.


hook - Mustad 3906 #4
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tag/rib/head - Uni-stretch green
tail - hackle tip brown
body - fox squirrel
body hackle - brown (clipped)
hackle - hen grizzly


Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie in Uni-stretch and wrap to hook point

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wrap tag back to barb

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measure (gap width past bend) a hackle tip; tie in front of tag

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dub thread/dub body to 80% mark

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tie in hackle at front of body (sorry; no pic); reverse palmer to tail

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twist the Uni-stretch tight; capture tip of hackle, continue wrapping thru the hackle

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Part 2

clip hackle (half the gap)

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tie in (folded) hackle by tip

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psw6ih8mxu.jpg


wrap, capture tip with Uni-Stretch

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psdcjl9mi7.jpg


build head, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

i like it thanks