Crazy Goof Fly SBS

[ScottP]

Not a whole lot of info on this fly; possibly originated along the Gallatin in the 40's. Precursor to the Goofus Bug, Horner Deer Hair, etc, which sired the Humpy.

hook - Mustad 9671 #6
thread - UTC 140 black
body - chenille yellow
tail/shellback - deer hair
hackle - grizzly

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in rib and wrap back to bend




strip end of chenille, tie in, wrap to front








clean, stack, measure (tips shank length past bend) a clump of deer hair; trim butts/tie in

[ScottP]

Part 2

spiral wrap thread to bend, take a few wraps there to flare/form tail, 2 turns under/behind tail to help set the angle, and return to head





the seldom-seen far side






tie in hackle




wrap hackle, tie off/trim; take a few more wraps to build up the head, half hitch x 2, SHHAN








Regards,
Scott

[Alberto]

Scott,

Nice pattern! You only take a couple turns of hackle, right?

Substituting the chenille body for a spun deer hair one would make for a nice variation, I'll have to put that on my ideas notebook.

Alberto

[NJTroutbum]

That fly makes me think of the "Little Naches River" headwaters. it would be a killer there.

[ScottP]

Alberto,

It's about 3 wraps. The one example I saw looked like it's hackle was tip-tied/folded and the fibers were more swept back. I want this one to actually have a chance to float so I wrapped it in standard fashion.

Regards,
Scott