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    Default March Brown Emerger (Tenkara style) SBS



    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




    trim out center of flank feather




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






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






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






    tie in rib

    Just a tourist passing through


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    Part 2

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






    counterwrap rib, helicopter end, cover with thread




    dub thread/dub thorax




    half hitch x 2 behind hackle, SHHAN








    Regards,
    Scott
    Just a tourist passing through


    SBS Index updated 2/21/18

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

    Chuck

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