Kraimer's Tilt-shoot March Brown SBS

[ScottP]

Ted Kraimer's tilt-wing variation, with the deer hair body style common to the Michigan tying community. Tied here for a March Brown, this has possibilities for lots of other bugs.


hook - Mustad 94840 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tail - moose body
body - deer hair
rib - tying thread
wing - deer hair
hackle - grizzly dyed brown
thorax - dubbing tan


Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 70% mark (reference point for wing); wrap back to point above barb




clean, stack, measure (hook shank) a clump of moose body; tie in, wrap butts to 70% mark








clean, stack, measure (tips should extend to the back of the bend) a clump of deer hair




2 soft loops, slowly apply/release/apply tension and let the hair surround the hook shank




spiral rib to the bend, then a couple tight wraps to flare the tips; return crossing wraps to 70% mark, tie off, trim, smooth with thread

[ScottP]

Part 2


clean, stack, measure (extend tips to bend) a clump of deer hair




tie in, pull butts up and dam with thread






tie in hackle, cup side up




dub thread, dub thorax, finish at base of wing






wrap hackle, each successive wrap under the previous one, then let hackle hang and trap with thread wraps at the base of the wing; half hitch x 2 at eye (with one wrap through thorax), trim hackle tip, SHHAN

[ScottP]

Part 3

trim wing butts and you're done



dorsal



ventral




Regards,
Scott

[Steven]

This has major possibilities for the Hex.

[ScottP]

Steven

It would be pretty easy to plus up to a hex with a few changes. I've seen them tied with white deer hair wings, too; might be something to consider in low-light. Or black; I've had some good results finding black-winged flies on the water under flat light conditions.

Regards,
Scott

[Greg H]

Ted Kraimer's tilt-wing variation: I guess Ted Kraimer is a fan of Eric Cutter.

[ScottP]

Ted Kraimer's tilt-wing variation: I guess Ted Kraimer is a fan of Eric Cutter.

Think you mean Ralph Cutter; the E/C stands for emerger/cripple. I'm sure Mr. Kraimer is a fan, since it's a great fly, as is the Tilt-wing Dun. Never claimed that he invented this wing/hackle style, if that's where you're headed here; that's why I called it a "variation".

Regards,
Scott

[Joe Billingsley]

Great tie, Scott. Do you know the reasoning for adding the moose tail and not just extending the deer hair for the tail? Would it be too thick, maybe?

Joe

[ScottP]

Joe,

Moose is more durable than deer and doesn't flare as much, so maybe that's why (some of the patterns call for moose mane, but again, I prefer moose body because I find it a little tougher); you could be right about the thickness issue, too. I'm not well-versed in the Michigan school of tying, so this is just supposition on my part. Speaking of durability, a number of the Michigan flies, especially those for hex and brown drake, were tied with pheasant tail fibers for the tail; produces a nice effect and I'm sure they're awesome fish-catchers, but I wonder how well they hold up to trout chewing on them.

Regards,
Scott

[ScottP]

Hex variation, with pheasant tail tail, foam underbody and white deer-hair post/wing to improve visibility in low-light conditions








Regards,
Scott