P.O.P. - Pheasant, Ostrich, Peacock; legs are partridge, but for some reason that “P” is left off. Ostrich makes a neat Hackle-Stacker wing case.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #14
thread - Gudebrod 10/0 black
shuck/tail - pheasant tail/Congo Hair white
rib - x-small wire copper
abdomen - pheasant tail
legs - partridge
wing case - ostrich herl (Hackle-Stacker style)
thorax - peacock herl
Part 1
mash barb, start thread; tie in rib and wrap back to bend
tie in shuck, trim (gap width); tie in pt
wrap abdomen to hook point; tie off/trim
counterwrap rib; helicopter end
tie in a loop of thread (grey Monocord used here); if you have a parachute/gallows tool, use that to hold the thread perpendicular to the hook; I just looped the bobbin over my tying light (worked great)
strip fibers off the end of an ostrich herl; tie it in leaving bare quill equal to thorax length
Scott, I like both of those flies, perhaps the POP a little more. I suspect they would be very good for bluegills and others of that ilk. (Are you paying attention, Q.K.?) I might be tempted to call the second fly a Mohawk HEN, or a MHEN.
When we get Miss Betty back on her feet, and her streamside broom, “Her Boys” are going to have to take her out to chase a few 'gills.
