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    Default Muddled Hell's Half Hog Hopper SBS



    Found this on the Caithness site (a font of Brit stuff); guessing on the body, though, since I only had the one pic to go by.


    hook - Mustad 3906 #6
    thread - UTC 140 black
    butt/rib - mylar red
    body - Ice Dub black
    legs - pheasant tail black
    wing - deer hair
    head - deer hair spun/clipped


    Part 1

    mash barb; start thread, wrap back part way down bend




    tie in mylar, wrap up to point above barb






    dub body






    rib body




    knot up some pheasant and tie it in




    clean, stack, measure (gap width past bend) some deer hair; tie in, trim butts




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    Part 2

    clean, stack, measure (tips to hook point) another clump of deer hair




    2 soft loops and spin it; push butts back, half hitch x 2, SHHAN




    trim head to shape, go fish




    Regards,
    Scott

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    That Scott, would be a deadly top dropper fly on the lochs. The heather and hawthorn flies are a major food item here, something in black and read that makes a disturbance in the surface will always produce. The body would, probably be black seal's fur, but black Ice Dub is as good an alternative as any.

    I really must not let Mike see that, or I will have to tie him a dozen.

    Cheers,
    C.

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    A couple Hawthorns (tied on a Dai Riki 135 #14)


    'chute





    spent wing








    Regards,
    Scott

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    Scott,
    How many fish do you expect on that fly before the legs are gone or too mangled to work? Although you wouldn't get those hairy "knees", I can't help but think that Antron fibers etc... would make much more durable legs.

    But it is a beautiful fly. Alan's "Mike" must be an angler of good taste.

    Could you spare us a link to the Caithness site?


    Regards,
    Ed

    edit: Thinking about it. running a couple of black Antron fibers down the pheasant tail fiber before knotting might also add a lot of durability, if you don't purchase the pre-knotted feathers. That would still give the hairy quality but might give some reinforcement.
    Last edited by Ed_D; 06-23-2014 at 03:26 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed_D View Post
    How many fish do you expect on that fly before the legs are gone or too mangled to work? Although you wouldn't get those hairy "knees", I can't help but think that Antron fibers etc... would make much more durable legs.
    Ed,

    Durability would not be a strong point (same goes for the tails on any Pheasant Tail nymph I've ever tied, although they continue to catch fish). I tied these true to the patterns I saw more for fun while playing around with flies that are new to me. Subbing knotted rubber, antron, antron/pheasant, etc. would definitely produce longer-lasting legs.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ed_D View Post
    Could you spare us a link to the Caithness site?
    http://www.caithnessqualityflies.co.uk/


    Regards,
    Scott

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