Lochsa Special SBS

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Waiting for my plane at the Bozeman airport a few years ago, I picked up a copy of Flyfishing and Tying Journal and came across an excellent article written by Al and Gretchen Beatty about the Lochsa River. In the article was a picture of this fly - sorta kinda H&L Variant/Wulff (also very similar to Charlie Craven's GTH Variant) which looked like a fun one to tie. Although I didn't get to the Lochsa the following summer, I did use this fly on a number of streams on the East side of those mountains and the fish seemed interested. Not a hard fly to tie, really just a matter of watching proportions and maintaining thread control.


hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - UTC 70 chartreuse
tail - moose body hair
abdomen - Uni Stretch chartreuse
thorax - peacock herl
wing - calf body hair
hackle - brown



Part 1




mash barb and attach thread at 75% mark

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clean, stack and measure a clump of calf body hair (shank length)

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tie in with 2 firm wraps

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and continue back with firm wraps

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trim butts at an angle (I was a bit steep here)

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brush with a little Sally and move thread back to point above barb

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clean, stack and measure a clump of moose body hair (shank length)

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tie down and wrap forward (firmly) to wing butts

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trim tail butts and smooth over with tying thread

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Part 2


tie in Uni Stretch

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wrap forward to 50% mark; tie off

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move thread in front of wing and create thread dam

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crease with thumbnail to force fibers up and back

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divide wing with 3 wraps from front to back

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repeat with 3 wraps from back to front

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post near wing; 5 wraps up post and 1 behind wings to lock in place

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repeat for far wing; brush wing base with a little Sally

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Part 3


return thread to 40% mark

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tie in a couple peacock herls and twist with tying thread to create chenille

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wrap forward to 50% mark and tie off

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prepare a hackle and tie in between wings

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wrap hackle, 4 turns behind, 7 in front (thanks Mr. Whiting); half hitch x2, trim and SHHAN

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I've also tied it in orange (always been a good color for cutts for me) and with foam back for additional floatation, but I've tied this one as close to the Beatty's recipe as possible.




Regards,
Scott