Satoshi's Coyoted Pheasant Softhackle SBS

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Neat variation on Jack Gartside's Sparrow, for those spawners coming up from Hebgen Lake. Name came from a pheasant that came out on the wrong end of an encounter with a coyote.


hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 burnt orange
rib - small wire copper
undertail - Congo Hair tan
tail - pheasant tail
abdomen - dubbing rusty orange
underwing/shroud - Congo Hair tan
thorax/head - pheasant aftershaft
hackle - pheasant rump


Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in rib, wrap to point above point

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measure (tips to bend) a clump of CH; tie in/wrap to 2/3 mark

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measure (hook length) some PT fibers; tie in/trim butts

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dub thread/dub abdomen

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counterwrap rib; helicopter end, cover with thread

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Part 2

pull CH back surrounding body; tie down/trim

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select a couple aftershaft feathers; split thread, insert, spin bobbin

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moisten fingers and stroke fibers back; take a few wraps

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tie in (folded) hackle by tip; wrap forward, stroking fibers back, tie off/trim

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Part 3

Take a few more wraps of aftershaft in front; whip finish, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

Another gorgeous tie that is going in my "to do" pile for after I get the tying area setup. I love Gartside patterns, the Sparrow is a mainstay in my fly box. I like this variation.

Alberto