Flashback Featherduster Nymph SBS

[ScottP]

Some mods to a previous pattern
Again, tied here as a callibaetis; change color/size to suit your needs.


hook - Mustad 3906B #14
underbody - non-tox .015 (optional)
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
rib - x-small copper wire
tail - pheasant tail
flashback - mylar holo copper
abdomen - ostrich herl tan
wing case - pheasant tail
thorax - ostrich herl tan
legs - partridge



Part 1

mash barb, wrap shank with non-tox; cover with thread, tie in rib




measure (gap width past bend) some pheasant tail fibers; tie in/trim






tie in flashback




tie in ostrich, twist, wrap to 2/3 mark; tie off but don't trim






pull tinsel forward; tie off/trim




counterwrap rib; helicopter end, cover with thread