BODY:
Black wire ribbing over Edge Bright over silver tinsel base. Rub the Edge Bright strip with dubbing wax. Then press on a small sparse clump of Pearl Ice Dub onto the back face of the Edge Bright before winding.
THORAX: Peacock herl and dark olive Ice Dubbing. Rub the peacock herl with wax. Press on a very small and very sparse clump of dark olive Ice Dubbing, before winding the Peacock herl.
dark bead #12 Dai Riki 280
I’ve been tying and fishing with Green Rock Worms for decades. The chewy skin/pearl ice dub idea is a new twist I learned about from my friend and fly tying mentor Willy Self, of Bozeman, MT.
Bob did use a Green Rock Worm fly to catch that beast. A bit different tie, but pretty similar. Here is the YouTube on how Bob ties it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSpaGIkes0w
