Irresistible Delaware Adams SBS

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Sometimes a good, long walk helps re-set the breakers; after a few mis-steps this one came together pretty quickly when I got back.


hook - TMC 5212 #10
thread - UTC 140 olive
tail - moose body (variegated)
rib - x-small wire gold
abdomen - deer hair olive
body hackle - grizzly (undersize by 2)
wing - hen hackle tips
hackle - grizzly

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of moose body hair

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tie in/trim butts; tie in rib

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clean, trim a clump of deer hair; tie in with 2 soft loops, spin, pack

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lather, rinse, repeat

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and again; half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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invert, lay razor blade on hook eye for cutting reference and push the blade straight back

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Part 2


rough cut body

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rounding into shape

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re-start thread, tie in hackle at front of body

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spiral through the body to the tail

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capture tip with rib, continue forward; helicopter end, trim tip

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take a pair of hen hackle tips (= to gap width), put them together with the tips curving away from each other, measure for length (entire hook); tie in at 80% mark

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Part 3

trim butts, smooth with thread; pull wings up/back, wrap in front and between to set the proper angle

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tie in hackle

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wrap hackle, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

A beautifully tied fly.