Damien's SUV Stonefly SBS

[ScottP]

Not a whole lot of info on this fly and I didn't have one to dissect/reverse engineer, so I made a few modifications. The twisted yarn body (see Chuck's Caddis Variant), provides a cool segmented effect. Tied here in salmonfly; change colors/sizes to meet your plecopteraic needs.


hook - Tiemco 200 #4 (I know)
thread - UTC 140 burnt orange
tail - Krystal Flash black
body - poly yarn orange
overbody - 2mm foam black
underwing - Congo Hair dark grey
overunderwing - Krystal Flash pearl
wing pad - 2mm foam black
legs - medium rubber barred orange
thorax - Ice Dub peacock black
wing - elk hair
indicator - foam orange

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in KF past point above barb






tie in poly yarn, wrap back to tail






twist yarn tight, make a few wraps (continue twisting after every wrap)




taper end of foam strip (gap width); tie in extending a bit past bend






twist yarn, wrap over foam tie-in, then pull foam back and take a few more wraps

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Part 2


repeat






again








one more time






tie off foam; trim




clean, stack, measure a clump of Congo Hair and tie in




tie in KF, fold back

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Part 3


tie in wing pad (gap width)






tie in rear legs




dub thread, dub thorax; finish where you started






clean, stack, measure (extend to foam butt) a clump of elk; tie in, leave butts long






tie in indicator




pull elk and foam back, cross thread over thorax to eye




tie down elk

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Part 4

tie in front legs; trim elk butts






tie down indicator at eye




half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim what needs trimming



dorsal



ventral




Lots of parts, lots of steps, nothing complicated, nothing hard.


Regards,
Scott

[kglissmeyer]

Scott, an outstanding tie as usual. You truly have skills! That fly would do extremely well right now on the Henry's Fork:





Thanks for sharing!

[ScottP]

Kelly,

Great shots of the big bugs; thanks for sharing. Looks like the emergence is going strong; hope some fish are looking up.

Regards,
Scott

[kglissmeyer]

Kelly,

Great shots of the big bugs; thanks for sharing. Looks like the emergence is going strong; hope some fish are looking up.

Regards,
Scott

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