Dry Lightning SBS

[ScottP]

LB works as a nymph, why not a dry. Tied here as a Purple Haze; you're only limited by your imagination.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - hackle fibers brown/grizzly mix
rib - UTC wire x-small silver
abdomen - tinsel holo purple
thorax - Ice Dub/rabbit purple
wing - Congo Hair white
hackle - brown/grizzly mix (oversize by 1)


Part 1


mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, wrap to point above barb and make a little thread bump




stack and measure (shank) a mixture of hackle fibers; tie in tight against the bump to set the proper angle, trim butts at 2/3 mark and cover with thread






tie in rib




tie in tinsel, wrap to tail and back; tie off/trim






counterwrap rib; helicopter end/cover with thread

[ScottP]

Part 2


tie in a hank of CH; crosswrap, then post it up (brush with a little Sally)








prep hackles; post up, shiny side out, cup-side up as you wrap




dub thread/dub thorax; finish at base of post






wrap brown hackle down post; let it hang and then trap hackle with wraps at base of post

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Part 3

repeat with the grizzly, filling any gaps (one at a time gives me better control over the wraps); half hitch x 2 at the base (brush thread with Sally before you cinch it tight)






trim wing








Regards,
Scott