Lady McConnell SBS

[ScottP]

Developed by Brian Chan for the Kamloops, B.C. area midge hatches; this fly travels well.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #16
thread - Danville 6/0 black
shuck - hackle tip grizzly
shellback - deer hair
abdomen - grey dubbing
hackle - grizzly


Part 1

Mash down barb, start thread at 80% mark




prep a grizzly hackle tip (shank length); tie in






clean a sparse clump of deer hair; trim tips, tie in and wrap back to point above barb








dub thread, dub abdomen up to 80% mark

[ScottP]

Part 2

pull deer hair up and over abdomen, twist slightly (helps keep everything tight, neat and orderly); tie down, trim butts






tie in hackle




wrap, tie off, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN; head for the nearest lake





Regards,
Scott

[Allan]

How about doing an Adams Humpy?

[ScottP]

How about doing an Adams Humpy?

Allan,

Best version, bar none, is Charlie Craven's:

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...m?parentID=143

just sub muskrat for the thread body, or tie it with grey thread.

Regards,
Scott

[Allan]

Allan,

Best version, bar none, is Charlie Craven's:

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...m?parentID=143

just sub muskrat for the thread body, or tie it with grey thread.

Regards,
Scott

Sorry Scott but that's not what I envisioned for an Adams Humpy even if the thread is subbed out and muskrat put in.

[ScottP]

Shared genetic code


Cooper's Bug (variation)




Raccoon



Devil Bug




Tom Thumb (MacPhail variation)




Regards,
Scott

[Ed_D]

Scott,
Once again you have given us a great-looking fly in a beautiful SBS sequence. Thanks for that!
Do you know how the name came about? Was there a Lady McConnell?

Regards.
Ed