KFF Green Rump Leech SBS

Fly Patterns
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A neat B.C. pattern; found this on the Kalamalka Fly Fishers site. Adjust the body thickness and use it for damsels, dragons and other stuff swimming in stillwaters.

hook - Mustad 9672 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 olive
underbody - non-tox .015
rib - small wire olive
tail/body/underwing - marabou olive
flash - Krystal Flash peacock
overwing - pheasant rump dyed olive

Part 1

cover front 1/2 of hook with non-tox; start thread, cover underbody, tie in rib and wrap to bend

measure (gap width past bend) a marabou feather; tie in

wrap butts forward; tie off/trim

counterwrap rib, helicopter end, cover with thread

tie in KF on either side; fold back/tie down

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Part 2

measure underwing (tips not quite to tail); tie in

measure (tips to underwing) overwing

tie in/trim, trim KF, whip finish, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

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Nice find and nice tie! Thanks again Scott. I might tie a variation with the pheasant rump as a collar, like the Carey Special.

Alberto

4

Nice!

Are you dyeing the duck feathers yourself, or buying them pre-dyed?

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Allen,

Thanks. I’m guessing you meant the pheasant rump? It’s from a dyed skin I bought; easy enough to dye a rump patch, though.

Regards,
Scott

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Opps. That’s what I get for not reading everything. Thanks!

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That’s a Kaufmann’s Damsel with Krystal Flash and a pheasant rump wing. I wonder if the slight variation improves the pattern that much. Nice tie, as always, regardless.