Love's Lure SBS

[ScottP]

Kiwi beetle/blowfly imitation; looks like something from a Herter's catalog. Can also be tied as a "traditional" dry with an upright/divided wing but the parachute was a lot easier and still pretty cool. Save your good hackle for something else; it just helps the fly land upright while delaying the inevitable.

hook - Mustad 94840 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail/wing - peacock sword
body - peacock herl
wing post - Congo Hair black
hackle - black (oversize by 1)


Part 1

Mash down barb, attach thread at 3/4 mark




take a hank of CH underneath the hook, pull up, x-wrap in place, post, clip short, brush with Sally; don't know if the original called for this but the peacock sword fibers need all the help they can get









clean, stack, measure (shank length) some sword fibers




tie in at base of post, pull up/set with thread dam in front, post








tie in hackle, shiny side out; wind thread to point above barb

[ScottP]

Part 2

clean, stack, measure (shank length) some more sword fibers; tie in, smooth junction with wing butts






tie in some peacock herl; twist around thread and wrap body, finish thread at wing post








wrap hackle down post, cup-side up




let tip hang down, tie off at base of post, take one wrap through thorax, half hitch x 2, SHHAN




seek out a blowfly infestation




Regards,
Scott

[Skip48]

I like that and bet the Bluegills here would eat that up! Nice tie!

[Mark Vendon]

Hi Scott,

Really nice job like usual. I was surprised to see this tied as a dry fly. I was in a fly swap years ago at the old VFS forum and a guy from New Zealand tied a Love's Lure that was a wet fly. I just assumed that was the only version.

Regards,
Mark

[JeffHamm]

Very nice! I've not seen a parachute version of this, but I know the regular does well during green beetle hatches. A good general terrestrial, along with a coch-y-bondhu.

- Jeff