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    Default 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)





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





    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





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





    tie in some peacock herl





    twist with tying thread and wrap forward to 33% mark





    tie off peacock and trim





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





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





    counterwrap wire through body and tie off


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    Part 2


    take a clump of bleached elk, clean and stack





    measure elk (half the tail distance) and tie in





    trim elk butts at an angle





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





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





    tie in some peacock herl





    twist herl around tying thread and wrap forward





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








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






    Regards,
    Scott
    Last edited by ScottP; 12-03-2012 at 02:53 PM.

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    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

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    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

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

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