Branchu - French Canadian for wood duck. Original pattern calls for seal fur dubbing. I was fresh out so I cut up some rug yarn, ran it through the coffee grinder, and used that (thanks Doug http://55onthefly.blogspot.com/2013/11/making-dubbing-101-step-by-step-by-doug.html); seems to have a nice sheen and I have a clearer conscience.
Speaking of which - A baby seal walks in to a bar. Bartender says “what’ll you have”. The baby seal says “anything but a Canadian Club; on the rocks”.
hook - TMC 5263 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 orange
tail - golden pheasant tippet
body - rug yarn orange
wing - wood duck flank
hackle - brown saddle
Part 1
mash barb, start thread, wrap to bend
trim out center of GP tippet; fold, measure (gap width past bend), tie in
create dubbing loop; insert dubbing, twist
dub body; go over it with dubbing brush
