Nowak's Transitional Drake SBS

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B.C. tyer Trevor Nowak?s pattern; body construction seems to have been borrowed from some of those mid-50?s Michigan drake/mayflies. Tied here as a green drake; change color/size to meet your needs


hook - Maruto 2312 #10
thread - UTC 140 olive
tail - pheasant tail
body - elk hair dyed olive
wing - Congo Hair Baitfish Grey
hackle - grizzly/olive
head - elk hair dyed olive


Part 1

Mash barb/start thread at 2/3 mark; wrap to point above barb







Measure (hook length) some p/t fibers; tie in/trim










Clean, stack, measure (tips gap width past bend) a clump of elk hair







Tie in, spiral wrap to point above barb; return to tie-in, continue to eye










Tie in a clump of CH; divide with crossing wraps

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Part 2

Prep hackles, tie in at eye; wrap to wing and back, tie off/trim










Pull elk hair butts back, create thread dam







Whip finish, SHHAN, trim head, wings, underside of hackle (replaced the bulb in the right-side lamp with a daylight LED; much happier with the last 3 pics)













Regards,
Scott