Snody's Bitterroot Stone SBS

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Interesting pattern from Bruce Staples' Flies for the Greater Yellowstone Area; tied here with no specific hatch in mind.


hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
butt/abdomen - dubbing brown/olive
underwing - Congo Hair brown
wing - mottled turkey quill
hackle - grizzly dyed brown
overwing/head - deer hair dyed dark dun


Part 1

mash barb/start thread, wrap to bend




dub thread/dub butt






tie biot on either side of the thread ball






dub abdomen






tie in CH; trim

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Part 2

coat turkey quill with vinyl cement; separate segment, trim to shape, tie in/trim








tie in hackle, wrap, tie off/trim; leave some space up front for top wing/head






clean, stack, measure (halfway down abdomen) a clump of deer hair; trim/tie in




whip finish, SHHAN








Last of he SBSs for a while; shutting down the tying bench over the next few weeks during our Fall migration.

Regards,
Scott