Potter's Opal Trude SBS

[ScottP]

Neat little attractor; seems to share a lot of DNA with the Stimulator (and Scott Sanchez' Speed Stimi). Legs would probably be cool, too.


hook - Dai Riki 320 #16
thread - UTC 70 brown
rib - xsmall silver wire
abdomen - medium tinsel opal
body hackle - undersize by 1 (barred cream used here)
wing - Congo Hair white
thorax - peacock herl
hackle - brown


Part 1

mash down barb, attach thread at 60% mark




tie in ribbing and wrap back to bend




return to 60% mark and tie in tinsel; wrap tinsel to bend and back and tie off






prep hackle and tie in (barred cream here because I happened to have one just the right size on the bench; use whatever color pleases you)




wrap hackle to bend, trap with ribbing, then spiral ribbing up through hackle to 60%, helicopter end and tie off (note - you can skip the rib if you don't think any fish will bite, but then what's the point in tying this?)

[ScottP]

Part 2

tie in a clump of Congo Hair (or whatever synth wing material you prefer); don't worry about length, you'll trim it up later






tie in hackle




tie in peacock, twist around thread for reinforcement (see note on ribbing); wrap thorax and tie off








wrap hackle through thorax




tie off, trim hackle, trim wing (gap width past bend) half hitch x 2, SHHAN




Regards,
Scott

[cheech]

love that barred cream hackle...

[ScottP]

love that barred cream hackle...

cheech,

X2. Got it from Charlie Collins a few years ago; great stuff, kinda like a washed out cree.

Regards,
Scott

[ScottP]

Dennis Potter has a number of tinsel-bodied caddis besides the Trude


X-Caddis




Iris






Doug Korn put his spin on one, too

http://55onthefly.blogspot.com/2014/...tying-tip.html


Regards,
Scott

[Jayatwork]

Love the Trude and the Opal X-Caddis is money.

[redietz]

That Trude is like a modern day Wickham's Fancy. It's great.

[Jeremy]

Scott,

You do some nice SBS's if I may say so. Some demo's seem so simplistic, then I try...with mixed results!

Nice job and thanks for the link to 55onthefly. Nice blog to read over coffee.

Jeremy.

[ScottP]

thanks for the link to 55onthefly. Nice blog to read over coffee.

Jeremy,

Doug has done a great job with his site; I steal ideas from him all the time.


Regards,
Scott