Refsahl's Purist Pupa SBS

[ScottP]

Tied here as a hydropsyche; change colors to suit your needs. May need to fish this one behind something a bit more visible.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #16
thread - MFC 8/0 sand
shuck/shellback/head - Congo Hair tan
body - dubbing tan
hackle - barred cream

Part 1


mash barb, start thread, wrap back to bend




dub a small butt




tie in hackle




melt/twist the end of a hank of CH




measure for length (shank); tie in






dub body






wrap hackle; tie off/trim

[ScottP]

Part 2

trim hackle flat on top, pull shellback forward; half hitch x 2, SHHAN




trim head, trim out hackle underneath










Regards,
Scott

[oldster]

That's about the ugliest fly I ever saw! Probably will catch the heck out of fish. Thanks Scott.