A gathering of ungulates. If, for some reason, you’ve got the Jones to tie a Humpy (why, I don’t know), don’t want to deal with upright/divided wings (royal PITA), and want to improve visibility to boot, how about a Trude? Lots of folks prefer calf body for the wing; it stacks well and looks clean, but I find calftail does a better job shedding water and if you pick the right hair (the stuff towards the tip tends to be a bit longer and easier to stack), it’ll behave itself, somewhat. Usually, I’d skip the hair hump and sub 1mm foam, but we’ll try to keep this one organic.
Part 1
hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - UTC 140 burnt orange
tail - moose body
hump - caribou hair
abdomen/thorax/head - Uni-stretch orange
wing - calf tail
hackle - brown/grizzly mix
mash barb, start thread at 70% mark and wrap back to point above barb
clean, stack and measure (hook shank) a clump of moose body
tie in, wrap butts to 70% mark, trim and return to tie-in
clean a clump of caribou, trim tips and tie in
tie in Uni-stretch, move thread to 70% mark; wrap a smooth abdomen and tie off
