March Brown Emerger (Tenkara style) SBS

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Front to back; just for fun.


hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - Uni 6/0 rusty dun
tail - woodduck flank
rib - x-small wire copper
abdomen - pheasant tail
thorax - Zelon dubbing hydropsyche (any tan dubbing will do)
hackle - grizzly hen dyed brown
wing - woodduck flank


Part 1

mash barb, start thread at front

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trim out center of flank feather

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tie in, pull back to length (shank); trim

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tie in hen hackle by tip, wrap rearwards to 2/3 mark, stroking fibers forward; tie off/trim

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measure (shank length) some woodduck flank fibers; tie in/trim

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tie in rib

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Part 2

tie in pt, wrap forward just short of wing; tie off/trim

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counterwrap rib, helicopter end, cover with thread

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dub thread/dub thorax

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half hitch x 2 behind hackle, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

Lovely as always, Scott. Reminds me of the British funnel dun.

Chuck