Grubic's Deer Hair Emerger SBS

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Found this on swittersb site; added the partridge just because.




hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - UTC 70 grey brown
tail/abdomen - deer hair
hackle - partridge
collar/head - deer hair dyed dun




Part 1

mash barb/start thread, wrap to bend


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clean, stack, measure (gap width past bend) a clump of deer hair; tie in/trim


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clean/trim tips on another clump of deer hair; 2 soft loops, increase tension and let it spin


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lather, rinse, repeat up the shank to the 80% mark


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rough cut (watch those tail fibers)


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final cut


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Part 2

tie in partridge by the tip; wrap, tie off/trim

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clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) another clump of deer hair; 2 soft loops, spin (pretty poor job of cleaning out the underfur)

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pull fibers back, make a small head, whip finish, SHHAN

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trim head to shape

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Regards,
Scott

Nice tie Scott. Now is the time to gather those patterns for the long, cold winter to come!
Mike

Interesting tie. I just might give this a try over the winter tying cycle!
What caught my eye on this fly is another fly I've been "tinkering" with for some time, the Goddard Caddis dry fly! I've had good success with the Goddard caddis fly, both for trout and warm water (bluegill). Another fly fisherman put me on to them a few years back and I ended up buying a dozen. Really liked the results and so I thought I'd give it a whirl TRYING to tie them. Found this video on utube and have so far tied up a couple of them but so far have not had the opportunity to try them out (really wouldn't want to disclose how they look in public!). Anyway, here's that video, hope it copies.

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Oh, nice! I can see Bluegill hammering this one. I've got some Caribou (actually, lots of it!) that should work great for this one.