McGuane Special SBS

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Originally Posted by Steven

If you tie it (Borchers Special) with calf hair wings, collared hackle, and moose body hair for tails, you have the McGuane Special.

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All the parts were already on the bench from the Borchers 'chute; add some calf tail and there you go.


hook - Mustad 94840 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - moose body
body - turkey tail
rib - tying thread
wing - Calf tail
hackle - brown/grizzly mix


Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 75% mark

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clean, stack, measure (hook shank) a clump of calf tail

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tie in; firm wraps, keeping the calf tail on top of the shank

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trim butts at an angle (hopefully better than shown here)

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smooth butts with thread wraps, crease up front with thumbnail and create a thread dam to prop wing u

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split

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Part 2

post, lock wrap, post, lock wrap, set angle (brush a little Sally at the base)

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wrap back to point above barb

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clean, stack, measure (hook shank) some moose body

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tie in, wrap forward, trim butts where they meet the wing butts and smooth with thread

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Part 3

tie in turkey tail fibers, twist slightly and wrap to 60%

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spiral rib back, and cross-wrap forward

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some wraps in front of the wing to create a base

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tie in hackles in front of wing

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wrap hackle (one at a time here, gives me the bushy look I crave; proceed as you see fit); tie off, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Thanks, Steven, for the idea.

Regards,
Scott

That is a very no nonsense looking fly. I can see the designer think "I want a fly that will float high and not come apart after 3 fish." Another great SBS Scott.

Beautiful Scott

Awesome tutorial and very nice fly.

Ronnie