Sanchez PFD Parachute Dun SBS
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More from the fertile waters around Jackson Hole,this one by Scott Sanchez. Tied here as a Hecuba (western fall drake) using the same dubbing as the Stranahan Brindle Chute; change color/size to suit your needs
hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 rusty brown
tail - elk flank
body - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive rabbit/antron, 25% rust orange rabbit/antron (add a little gold rabbit after the other stuff's all blended)
underwing (floatation device) - 2mm foam tan
wing - Congo Hair white
hackle - grizzly dyed tan
Part 1
mash barb, start thread, wrap to point above barb
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clean, stack, measure (shank length) a small clump of elk; tie in, wrap to 3/4 mark, trim butts
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dub thread/dub body to eye, finish at 3/4 mark
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tie in foam strip
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tie in a hank of CH; initiate transverse orientation, separate with cross wraps
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tie in hackle (normally, I oversize by 1 on parachutes but, with the thick base, standard size hackle will create the length I want), shiny side out, at base of PFD
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