Kaufmann's Lake Dragon SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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For chubby chasers, a changeup to all those skinny little damsels.

hook - TMC 5263 #6
thread - UTC 140 brown olive
eyes - plastic dumbell black
tail - marabou brown olive
underbody - non-toxic wire .025
body - dubbing mix angora brown olive/Simi Seal spectrum olive
rib - copper wire fine
legs - pheasant rump (dyed olive)
wing case - turkey tail
head - same as body

Part 1

mash barb, attach thread

measure a clump of marabou for length (hook gap) and tie in

since you forgot to tie in the eyes first, do it now and act like nothing ever happened (not that it really matters)

wrap shank with non-tox

mash it in the horizontal orientation, brush with Super Glue

cover with thread wraps to smooth out body and tie in ribbing

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Part 2

dub a plus-sized body

rib body, helicopter and tie off; add a little more dubbing up front

cut out center stem from a pheasant rump feather, measure for length (extend back to the hook point) and tie in on top of the hook, spreading fibers on either side; trim butts

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Part 3

prep a section of turkey tail (gap width); fold and trim at an angle

tie in

trim butts and dub head (between eyes, too); half hitch x 2, SHHAN

dorsal

ventral

Regards,
Scott

4

Ridiculously well done as always.

I do wonder though…won’t the eyes cause this pattern to flip upside down?

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He is using the plastic dumbell eyes, I think it would stay upright?
I like it!

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I’ve found that even mono eyes will flip a fly. I did wonder if the use of lead wraps had some kind of offsetting effect.

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When the lakes thaw out around here I’ll take it for a test drive. Even if it does flip, this one’s tied pretty much in-the-round, save for the little stub of a wing case which could be omitted (or tied top and bottom to cover all the bases).

Regards,
Scott

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Nicely done. Thanks for sharing. With your explaination I think even as a new tier that I could tie this fly.

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What about tying the eyes on the underside?

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This could be done. They sit so low on the hook (just a thin piece of plastic string holds the eyes together) that I don’t think it makes much difference. If the fly does ride hook point up then it would at least be semi-weedless, and since dragonfly nymphs like the vegetation this may be a good thing. Thanks for the input folks.

Regards,
Scott