Wilcox LGM (variation) SBS

[ScottP]

Didn't have any micro tubing in purple, as per the original, so I subbed some Sexi-floss; fish didn't care. Easy to tie - chartreuse, red, pheasant tail, black, tan abdomens are killer, too (change wire/thorax as needed).

hook - Dai Riki 060 #18
thread - MFC 6/0 purple
rib - 34 ga. wire purple
tail - pheasant tail
abdomen - Sexi-floss purple
wing buds - Congo Hair white
thorax - Ice Dub UV brown
shellback/wingcase - medium tinsel pearl (coat with UV Knotsense - optional)
bead - 1/16" copper


Part 1

mash barb, slide bead on hook




tie in rib, wrap to bend




measure (shank length) a few pheasant fibers; tie in




tie in Sexi-floss (split the strand with a needle and used 1/2 width to keep bulk down; for larger flies you can use the whole); wrap to bead, tie off/trim






counterwrap rib; helicopter end/tie down






tie in shellback/wingcase




tie in CH mid-thorax (like a spinner wing)

[ScottP]

Part 2

dub thread/dub thorax (cross wing tie-in top and bottom)






pull tinsel forward; tie off/trim, whip finish




trim wing buds




cover tinsel with UV product (only had the wader repair stuff; Knotsense thicker?)











Hot beads and zebras were okay, but the LGMs (Little Green Machine) worked really well here the past few days






Regards,
Scott

[NJTroutbum]

Very nice once again Scott! Looks awesome out there as well.

[ScottP]

Here's one tied with olive micro tubing/wire, a true Green Machine





Regards,
Scott

[planettrout]

Scott,

That VW pattern is one of my favorites...I have also been tying them on Daiichi 1130 hooks. They have taken a lot of Trout for me, over the years, here in the Sierras...

https://planettrout.files.wordpress....-var-dna-1.jpg


PT/TB

[oldster]

Is that the San Juan?

[ScottP]

Is that the San Juan?

No; it's a tailwater in central, MT.

Regards,
Scott