Spuddler SBS

[ScottP]

Another marriage of two well-known flies, the Muddler and Spruce Fly by two guys, Red Monical and Don Williams
who worked at Dan Bailey's shop in Livingston. I've seen a few different dressings; reverse engineered this one from
a fly I picked up at Harry Murray's shop although I left the head a little bigger. Others use brown calf tail for the
underwing and tail and skip the fox squirrel shoulders; as slippery as squirrel is, I endorse that omission.






hook - Mustad 79580 #9
thread - UTC 140 tan
underbody - lead free .025
tail - fox squirrel tail
body - acrylic yarn cream
gills - dubbing red
underwing - fox squirrel tail
wing - 4 grizzly saddle hackles dyed brown
shoulder - fox squirrel tail
head - antelope



Part 1



mash barb and wrap lead-free







attach thread and cover underbody









cut some squirrel for tail (extend about 60% hook shank length)









tie in









trim and cover butts with thread









tie in yarn









wrap tapered body up to 66% mark









apply some dubbing









and wrap gills