Interesting pattern from Bruce Staples' Flies for the Greater Yellowstone Area; tied here with no specific hatch in mind.


hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
butt/abdomen - dubbing brown/olive
underwing - Congo Hair brown
wing - mottled turkey quill
hackle - grizzly dyed brown
overwing/head - deer hair dyed dark dun


Part 1

mash barb/start thread, wrap to bend




dub thread/dub butt






tie biot on either side of the thread ball






dub abdomen






tie in CH; trim