Hairy Fat Brassie SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Guilding a lilly or breaking up the monotony? Change colors/size to suit your fancy.

hook - Dai Riki 135 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
abdomen - Brassie wire copper
thorax/head - dubbing (squirrel used here)
collar - deer hair (guard hairs from insert your favorite animal could be used as well)

Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie in wire and wrap halfway down the bend

wrap wire to hook point; helicopter end, cover with thread wraps

dub thread/dub thorax

rough up thorax (same effect could be accomplished by spinning the dubbing in a split loop; your choice)

clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) a small clump of deer hair; insert in clip

wax thread/create loop

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Part 2

trim hair butts short (makes it a lot easier to spin) insert in clip; spin

moisten fingers, stroke fibers back and wrap

a little more dubbing (didn’t do a great job cleaning out the grinder as a few stray orange fibers from previous fly got in the mix, but it goes with the copper)

half hitch x 2, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

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Beautiful job tie and demonstrating this pattern. I always enjoy learning from you in these demonstrations. Thanks for taking the time to produce these step-by-step instructions and sharing some great looking patterns.

Jim Smith

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​Thanks Scott !!!

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Treated with a desiccant like Frog’s Fanny, this pattern could be a real winner.

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Scott,
That is a great pattern and one I will be tying.
wcglass

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Like it. And I thought I had enough patterns already.

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We don’t give you enough thanks for all the work you go to for us to see these great patterns and the proper way to create them. Many thanks

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I agree completely.
I really enjoy seeing all of these patterns. And the step-by-step is just super.
I’m sure that you have it down pat by doing so many but I am sure it takes some time.

Thank you Scott.

Brian

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Thanks for the kind words folks; this is a lot of fun (if it was work I wouldn’t be doing it :smiley: )

Definitely take a bit more time getting “show” flies to look as good as possible; they bear little resemblance to what’s in my boxes.

Regards,
Scott