LaFontaine Cone Fly (variation) SBS

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06-22-2015, 11:55 AM
ScottP

LaFontaine Cone Fly (variation) SBS

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An emerger or stillborn, depending if you see the glass as half full/empty; change colors to suit your needs.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #14
thread - MFC 8/0 sand
shuck - Congo Hair beige
abdomen - dubbing hare's ear
shellback - razor foam tan (original used packing foam)
rear hackle - barred cream
front hackle - partridge (original used mallard flank; my supply in smaller sizes is lacking)

Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie in CH, fold back, wrap to bend

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trim foam strip (about 1/2 gap width); tie in

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dub thread/dub body

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pull foam forward; tie off/trim

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06-22-2015, 11:56 AM
ScottP

Part 2

tie in hackle; wrap, tie off/trim

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prep partridge, tie in by tip, strip barbs from one side; stroke fibers back while wrapping

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tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott
06-22-2015, 02:01 PM
Joe Billingsley

Thanks for putting this fly on the site (great tie by the way, Scott). I tied and used it with great success a number of years ago after I got one of La Fontaine's books that described it. For whatever reason, I forgot about it and haven't used it for quite a while. I need to tie some and fish it again. Very effective pattern.

Joe