Tim's Alternator SBS

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Cool fly from Tim King; pretty simple tie. Fish it as a caddis or mayfly emerger, or just to pound them up.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 black
abdomen - opalescent mylar medium
wing - bleached elk
thorax - peacock herl
hackle - brown


Part 1

Mash down barb; wrap thread back about gap width from the eye

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tie in mylar, wrap halfway down the bend and back to where you started; tie off and trim

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clean, stack, measure (tips to the hook bend) a clump of elk; tie in, trim butts

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tie in some peacock herl

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Part 2

twist around thread, take a couple wraps, then tie in hackle

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finish wrapping peacock, tie off and trim

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move thread back to mid-thorax; wrap hackle, tie off, trim, half hitch x 2 at eye, SHHAN

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trim out hackle underneath - optional

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Regards,
Scott

My kind of fly. Thanks

I may have to try this one myself.

Nice, I can see that working. One thing though, don't accept a lift from Tim!

Cheers,
A.