More goodness from Flies for the Greater Yellowstone Area, this one’s a fly for the little blue lines from LeRoy Cook. Unsure of where the name came from; must be a good story.
hook - Dai Riki 300 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - variegated moose body
abdomen - Danville flat wax brown
rear hackle - grizzly
thorax - dubbing tan
wing - teal flank
front hackle - ginger (oversize by 1)
Part 1
mash barb, start thread a little past 1/2 mark, wrap to point above barb
clean, stack, measure (shank length) some moose body fibers; tie in/trim, create abdomen
start black thread, trim brown, tie in hackle; wrap, tie off/trim
dub thread/dub thorax
measure (tips to bend) some teal flank fibers; tie in/trim
