Bark-Eater SBS

[ScottP]

Found this on the North River blog; a Tenkari variation on the Ausable Bomber, an old Fran Betters pattern.
Apparently the name Adirondack was an aglicized version of ratirontak, a derogatory term used
by the Mohawks to describe the people who lived in that area; it meant "they eat trees" or "bark eater".


hook - Dai Riki 320 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 fluoro orange
tail - woodchuck
hotspot - tying thread
body/thorax - brown/grizzly hackle clipped
hackle - brown/grizzly


mash barb/start thread, wrap to point above barb




stack, measure (gap width past bend) a clump of woodchuck; tie in/trim






move the thread forward to a point above the point and tie in hackle




wrap hackle to 2/3 mark; tie down with a wrap and let them hang




trim hackle 1/2 gap width




wrap hackle the rest of the way; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN








Regards,
Scott

[whatfly]

Nice fly and history lesson, Scott. Cannot say I abide trimming hackle (personal not practical preference I know) but I also cannot argue with the results.