Blairs Terrestrial Bug SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Found this on a NZ site; don’t know much about Kiwi bugs but it looked cool.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #10
thread - MFC 8/0 olive/UTC 140 tan
tail - golden pheasant tippets
rib - x-fine wire gold
body - dubbing olive
body hackle - brown (undersize by 2)
wing - deer hair
head - deer hair (spun/clipped)

Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, tie in rib and wrap to point above barb

measure some pheasant tippets (2/3 shank); tie in

dub thread; dub tapered body

tie in hackle; wrap back to tail

trap hackle tip with rib, then wrap rib forward thru hackle; tie off and trim thread

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Part 2

re-start with 140; clean, stack, measure (half way back on tail) a clump of deer; tie in

trim tips on another clump of deer; spin

repeat; half hitch x 2, SHHAN

trim head to shape

Regards,
Scott

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Really NICE! I wish I could get deer heads to turn out that well…I better start practicing!

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Wow, Scott, another winner! Very nice job. One of my favorite Wyoming waters has browns that are easily charmed by lime trudes. My frustration has been keeping them afloat. You’ve solved the problem! Now I need to get busy; trip coming up in 3 weeks. Thanks for another great SBS!
Arnie