Jurgens' Antero Special SBS

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Quigley meets Featherduster, with a bit more positive buoyancy. Tied here as a Callibaetis; change colors to suit your needs.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #16
thread - MFC 8/0 sand
rib - x-small wire copper
shuck - marabou fibers tan
body - ostrich herl dark tan
thorax/wing - 2mm foam grey
hackle - barred cream

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in rib, wrap to bend

measure (gap width past bend) some marabou fibers; tie in/trim butts

tie in ostrich, twist with thread, wrap to 3/4 mark

counterwrap rib, helicopter end, tie down

tie in foam strip top and bottom, wrap back to 2/3 mark

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Part 2

pull underside strip forward, tie off/trim

pull topside strip forward, tie off; wrap to eye to create thread base for hackle

tie in hackle

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

Regards,
Scott

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Great SBS.
Thanx for the recognition.
Give it a try tied with gray colors.
LO Jurgens

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Nice, what do you think about this one in BWO ?

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Will definitely have to try this one for Callibaeitis. Would be a bit too bulky, for me, to tie in BWO sizes. Would make a nice drake pattern though.

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Larry,

Thanks for providing the pattern; a pretty cool fly. Here’s a try at a baetis

hook - Dai Riki 125 #18
thread - MFC 8/0 sand
rib - xx-small wire gold
shuck/body - marabou fibers olive/brown
thorax/wing - 1mm foam grey
hackle - dun

Subbed finer marabou (twisted) fibers for the ostrich abdomen and 1mm foam for the head/wing. A little bit of hot orange or pink for an indicator may be in order; this would be a b.tch to see in typical baetis weather.

Regards,
Scott