Tying directly to the hook obviates the need for a needle or whole body transplant. Started as a just-screwing-around attempt at a green drake but it turned out well enough. A few pics dropped out and had to re-shoot some of the initial sequence, so you may notice some discrepancies.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #10
thread - UTC 140 olive brown
tail - moose body hair/Uni-stretch brown
abdomen - 1mm foam olive
thorax - dubbing olive
wing - hen hackle tips black
hackle - grizzly dyed olive (Hacklestacker)
Part 1
mash barb, start thread, tie in a loop of Uni-stretch
clean, stack, measure a clump of moose body hair; tie in/trim butts
hook the loop onto the gallows, adjust the hook angle down
spiral thread up and down the loop, wrapping the moose
taper a strip of foam; Super Glue it to the tail, pinch and trim
brush Super Glue on underbody, wrap foam to hook; tie off/trim
River in town had a nice brown drake hatch and it used to bring up some decent fish; bugs are still there although the fish are few and far between these days.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #8
thread - UTC 140 tan
core - 8lb mono
tail - moose body hair
rib - Danville monocord tan
abdomen - 1mm foam tan
thorax - dubbing tan
wing - partridge
hackle - barred cream
This color tends to play better for me south of Stumptown. Attempts to dye hackle purple have met with varying degrees of failure. Until I crack the code, it’ll have to be grizzly; I doubt the fish will care.
