Wright's Royal variation SBS

Wright's Royal was originally tied by Phillip Wright, who (among other things) started the Complete Fly Fisher Lodge on the Big Hole River. Original pattern has no tail but I saw Charlie Craven's version on http://www.flytyingclips.com/ and thought it looked cool so now it's got a tail and I slapped variation on it's name. Guess it could also be called a Royal Trude variation (I always tie Trude's with either calf tail or calf body); whatever.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - golden pheasant tippet
body/ - peacock herl/floss midsection
rib - x-small wire gold
wing - bleached elk
hackle - brown


Part 1


mash barb and attach thread at head (leave a hook eye width to prevent crowding)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2531.jpg



tie in wire on underside of hook, tag end on the far side of the bend

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2533.jpg



wrap wire back to point above hook barb; by keeping the wire on the far side, thread wraps automatically align the wire neatly on the underside of the hook

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2536.jpg



measure a clump of golden pheasant tippets (shank length, maybe a tiny bit shorter); tie in and trim butts

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2539.jpg



tie in some peacock herl

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2543.jpg



twist with tying thread and wrap forward to 33% mark

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2550.jpg



tie off peacock and trim

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2555.jpg



tie in floss, stop thread wraps at 66% mark (try to keep it smooth)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2557.jpg



wrap floss back to peacock, up to 66% and tie off

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2562.jpg



counterwrap wire through body and tie off

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2564.jpg

Part 2


take a clump of bleached elk, clean and stack

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2567.jpg



measure elk (half the tail distance) and tie in

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2580.jpg



trim elk butts at an angle

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2582.jpg



create smooth, tapered thorax (helps a lot when hackling)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2587.jpg



tie in hackle; with a fairly thick wing tie-in, undersize by 1 (on this #12 hook use a #14 hackle)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2592.jpg



tie in some peacock herl

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2593.jpg



twist herl around tying thread and wrap forward

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2598.jpg



wrap hackle through peacock, tie off, SHHAN and you're done

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2601.jpg


http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2607.jpg



Original version with yearling elk wing (wish I had found it for the first fly)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_2614.jpg




Regards,
Scott

Nice series of photos John! I was wondering about that tail - I couldn't remember tying one in on the original pattern. I would say, in my experience the rib isn't necessary either. For a nice variation try substituting the red floss with root beer krystal flash. Good fly - thanks for posting an old favorite of mine.

Moscow

The name is Scott, not John; glad you liked it. I included the wire because I was just miming Charlie Craven's version; doesn't add any protection to the herl or floss. Rootbeer KF is like peacock herl - there 's just something about the color; love that stuff.

Regards,
Scott

Sorry Scott, my bad. :( Love the fly and appreciate the various SBS you've been posting.