Hellekson's Yaak Bug SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Named after the river, not the animal; simple, generic fish-food fly.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #12
thread - UTC 140 grey brown
tail - elk hair dark
abdomen - dubbing muskrat/olive
wing - elk hair dark
hackle - grizzly (undersize by 1)

Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, wrap to bend

clean, stack, measure (shank) a clump of elk; tie in/trim butts at 2/3 mark, cover with thread

dub thread/dub tapered body

clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) a clump of elk; trim to length, tie in, cover butts with thread

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Part 2

use thumbnail to splay wing, separate with thread wraps

tie in hackle

wrap hackle, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

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Ooooooh… Purdy fly… :slight_smile:
I bet that would be a killer down to size 18 or 20.

Regards,
Ed

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Somehow I thought a Yak bug would be bigger . . . . . .