Morris Raccoon SBS

[ScottP]

Skip Morris created this with SRCs in mind; I may have some other ideas in the works. Change colors to suit your needs.

hook - Mustad 9671 #6
underbody - non-tox .030
thread - UTC 140 hot pink
tail - grizzly hen
abdomen - Ice Dub UV hot pink
hackle - grizzly hen


Part 1

mash barb, slide on bead; make a few wraps of non-tox and jam inside bead




start thread, prep hackle and tie in by tip




measure some grizzly hackle (shank); tie in/trim butts






double over thread to create loop; insert dubbing, spin (3 blips on the baby formula mixer)








stroke fibers back and wrap body

[ScottP]

Part 2

stroke hackle back and wrap




brush out body (velcro'd popsicle stick works great), whip, SHHAN








Regards,
Scott

[Ed_D]

Scott, you have given us yet another good-looking fly. What is an SRC?

Thanks,
Ed

[ScottP]

What is an SRC?

Ed,

Sea-Run Cutthroat.

Regards,
Scott

[Alberto]

Scott,

Did you use hen hackle tips for the tail? Skip Morris is one of my favorite tiers, I try to duplicate his clean lines and proportions on my flies. I need to add this one to my fly box. Another winner from you.

Thanks,

Alberto

[ScottP]

Alberto,

The feathers on the tail are not quite hackle tips and not quite marabou, but fall somewhere in between. I bought a whole grizzly hen skin years ago and it has some interesting feathers, like these, on it. Either true tips or marabou would probably work just as well.

Regards,
Scott