Damien's SUV Stonefly SBS

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Not a whole lot of info on this fly and I didn't have one to dissect/reverse engineer, so I made a few modifications. The twisted yarn body (see Chuck's Caddis Variant), provides a cool segmented effect. Tied here in salmonfly; change colors/sizes to meet your plecopteraic needs.


hook - Tiemco 200 #4 (I know)
thread - UTC 140 burnt orange
tail - Krystal Flash black
body - poly yarn orange
overbody - 2mm foam black
underwing - Congo Hair dark grey
overunderwing - Krystal Flash pearl
wing pad - 2mm foam black
legs - medium rubber barred orange
thorax - Ice Dub peacock black
wing - elk hair
indicator - foam orange

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in KF past point above barb

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tie in poly yarn, wrap back to tail

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twist yarn tight, make a few wraps (continue twisting after every wrap)

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taper end of foam strip (gap width); tie in extending a bit past bend

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twist yarn, wrap over foam tie-in, then pull foam back and take a few more wraps

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Part 2


repeat

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again

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one more time

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tie off foam; trim

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clean, stack, measure a clump of Congo Hair and tie in

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tie in KF, fold back

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Part 3


tie in wing pad (gap width)

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tie in rear legs

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dub thread, dub thorax; finish where you started

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clean, stack, measure (extend to foam butt) a clump of elk; tie in, leave butts long

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tie in indicator

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pull elk and foam back, cross thread over thorax to eye

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tie down elk

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Part 4

tie in front legs; trim elk butts

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tie down indicator at eye

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half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim what needs trimming

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dorsal

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ventral

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Lots of parts, lots of steps, nothing complicated, nothing hard.


Regards,
Scott

Scott, an outstanding tie as usual. You truly have skills! That fly would do extremely well right now on the Henry's Fork:

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Thanks for sharing!

Kelly,

Great shots of the big bugs; thanks for sharing. Looks like the emergence is going strong; hope some fish are looking up.

Regards,
Scott

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Originally Posted by ScottP

Kelly,

Great shots of the big bugs; thanks for sharing. Looks like the emergence is going strong; hope some fish are looking up.

Regards,
Scott

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They were:
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