Cook's Cruel Maid SBS

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More goodness from Flies for the Greater Yellowstone Area, this one's a fly for the little blue lines from LeRoy Cook. Unsure of where the name came from; must be a good story.


hook - Dai Riki 300 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - variegated moose body
abdomen - Danville flat wax brown
rear hackle - grizzly
thorax - dubbing tan
wing - teal flank
front hackle - ginger (oversize by 1)


Part 1

mash barb, start thread a little past 1/2 mark, wrap to point above barb

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clean, stack, measure (shank length) some moose body fibers; tie in/trim, create abdomen

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start black thread, trim brown, tie in hackle; wrap, tie off/trim

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dub thread/dub thorax

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measure (tips to bend) some teal flank fibers; tie in/trim

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Part 2



tie in front hackle

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wrap hackle, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott