Thunderhead SBS

[ScottP]

Fontinalis mentioned this fly earlier, so I thought I'd check it out. Another Smoky Mountain pattern, developed by Fred Hall in NC in the 50's. Bears a striking resemblance to a Wulff, the main difference being the hackle fiber tail which is some times replaced with moose body, at which point it pretty much is a Wulff (or a hairwing Adams); whatever.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
tail - hackle fibers grizzly/brown
abdomen - muskrat
wing - Calf tail
hackle - grizzly/brown


Part 1

Mash down barb, start thread at 75% mark




clean, stack, measure (shank) a clump of calftail




tie in, trim butts at an angle, cover with thread wraps; continue thread back to point above barb and make a small bump








mix/stack, measure (shank) some hackle fibers; tie in, trim butts at junction with wing and smooth






dub thread, dub body up to 60% mark