Guimond's Hairabou (variation) SBS

Fly Patterns
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hook - Mustad 9671 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - Indian hen back fibers
abdomen - Uni-stretch orange (looks like the original used floss; none to be had in a town with 3 flyshops)
rib - Uni-stretch orange (doubled/twisted)
thorax - peacock herl
hackle - Indian hen back

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; wrap to point above barb

strip some hen back fibers, measure (gap width past bend); tie in

double up a length of Uni-stretch, wrap to tail and back

wrap abdomen to 2/3 mark; tie off/trim

twist Uni-stretch loop tight, wrap forward as rib

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Part 2

tie in peacock herl, twist with tying thread and wrap thorax; tie off/trim

prep feather (original called for partridge, but I liked the look of the hen back); fold hackle and wrap

tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

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Well done! I am curious about the name since there is no hair or marabou in the pattern. I found Frank Guimond’s site, but no clues as to the name.

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Not sure, but he may have originally tied the fly with Pearsall’s Marabou Floss; the Hair part, I have no clue.

Regards,
Scott