Found this in Trout Flies of the West. Original (tied by Ray Babineau) body was red/yellow hackle wrapped/trimmed; after playing around with the Strawman caddis, I figured I’d try it with deer hair in split thread. Practical? maybe not so much, but fun? yes.
hook - Tiemco 5212 #4
thread - UTC 140 red
egg sac - 2mm foam black
body - deer hair red/yellow mix
wing - elk hair
head - elk hair
Part 1
mash barb, attach thread at 75% mark and wrap back to point above barb
apply a little Super Glue and tie in foam strip; fold over to create egg sac and cover with thread
cut clumps of red and yellow deer hair, mix and grab with clip; don’t use too much or it won’t spin properly in the thread loop
split thread, insert deer, and spin bobbin
sweep fibers back as you wrap the “hackle” forward
An excellent step by step (as usual) and an unusual fly. The title threw me completely. There is a Butcher salmon fly. The details are here, There is also the Bloody Butcher a wet fly for trout and sea trout. I don’t have a picture of a Bloody Butcher in my collection but here is the original Butcher trout fly, the Bloody Butcher uses a dyed red hackle in place of the black at the throat.
Your fly was not at all what I was expecting when I saw the title.
Cheers,
A.
