Red Headed Stepchild SBS

[ScottP]

Starting to fill my tailwater boxes and wanted a change of pace from Pheasant Tails (already have a bunch of them); my version of Hogan Brown's has worked well and is about as simple and easy to tie as they come.

hook - Tiemco 3769 #18
thread - Gudebrod 10/0 brown
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
body - tying thread
rib - UTC wire small red
thorax - peacock
legs - Krystal Flash red
flashback - Mylar tinsel medium opal
head - glass bead red


Mash down barb and slide bead on shank





tie in thread, wrap to point above barb





tie in pheasant tail fibers (shank length)





tie in wire rib and wrap back to the head, trying to create a smooth body





spiral wire rib forward, tie off and helicopter wire to break





tie in tinsel flashback at the 60% mark





tie in peacock and create thorax





add Krystal Flash legs, near





and far





pull mylar tinsel over peacock, tie off, brush Sally, trim KF legs (pull them back and trim at spot where tail starts) and you're done.





Good thing they're quick ties; tend to lose a bunch of little flies to trout and whities when fishing tailwaters.


Regards,
Scott

[whatfly]

Good SBS, good tie. If you haven't already, try his "S&M Nymph" in brown and olive. Also quite effective in tailwaters, although Hogan sure has some silly names for his patterns.

[Byron haugh]

Scott,
How do you get it down in flows? Do you add weight to the Tippett?

[ScottP]

If you haven't already, try his "S&M Nymph" in brown and olive. Also quite effective in tailwaters, although Hogan sure has some silly names for his patterns.

I swear I have olive wire somewhere, but can't come up with it.


Byron,

I fish it in the back end of a 2-fly rig with a couple small split shot above the point fly.


Regards,
Scott

[gqualls]

Scott,
Both of those flies look really good. Thanks for sharing; I think I'll sit at my tying desk for a little while and tie up a few.

[TomS]

VERY nice fly Scott! thank you for posting

[whatfly]

Dig some up, the olive S&M is a great producer. Characteristic of nearly all of Hogan's nymphs it seems is he leaves a "tag" of material from the wing case hanging over the bead (even if using flash, as in the Stepchild). Haven't gotten around to asking him why he does it, but his patterns do perform well. I tend to build up the thorax a bit more on mine, so the tag is parallel with the body, but those will definitely fish. I also like using a 1XS hook for all thread bodied mayflies, so I can get as much gape as I can.

[branhap]

I'm dumb, what does SBS stand for?

[quivira kid]

Step by step.....

[branhap]

Now I'm smart... Lol thx.