Leo

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Leo
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Rib: Tying thread
Tail: Whiting Farms Coq de Leon hen saddle barbs, dark pardo
Abdomen: Whiting Farms Coq de Leon hen saddle barbs, dark pardo
Thorax: Dubbing brush - two turns

Cheers,
Hans W

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Hans, what is the dubbing brush made of? I like the colors of this fly a lot.
Thanks,
Joe

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Joe,

It is a store bought dubbing brush (http://www.siman.cz), and looks to be 50:50 blend of synthetics and natural materials, including a few strands of deer hair - twisted between two fine strands of copper wire.

I plan to do a tutorial clip on the pattern this evening.

Cheers,
Hans W

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Excellent. Thank you, Hans.

Joe

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Thanks for posting the fly and will be watching for the tutorial. I just finished making myself a Dubbing Brush Tool, can make a brush out of anything you want to use and a lot cheaper than buying the brushes.

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Video here - please view in HD, if able:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p6WiQeaKXA

Cheers,
Hans W

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Hans,

Knowing your ways and desire to acquire hard to get materials, I had a feeling that when we read the recipe we’d find that the dubbing was the fur of a very BIG cat, LOL. Well, it didn’t turn out like that but a very nice fly pattern nonetheless.

Cheers.

Allan

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Thanks for posting the video, enjoyed watching it.

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Very buggy. Just the way I like to dress flies. Tanks Hans for posting the pattern and video. Great job!