hook - WFC. Model 6 #8
thread - Uni 6/0 camel
underbody/shuck - Congo Hair white
body - deer hair
wing - Congo Hair white
shoulder - sharptail grouse
head/collar - deer hair
Hadn’t planned on being in the desert southwest for more than a few days (3 weeks and counting) so ending up bringing a basic tying kit for mostly tailwater nymphs/scuds/sowbugs, which, with a fractured wrist, I’m probably not going to get much use of now. The only ungulate hair I have is a piece I just bought on EBay which, although way too skinny/tippy for the smaller flies I intended it for, worked well enough on this size iron. Don’t know how the Congo Hair slipped in my bag but I was happy to see it.
Scott,
Sorry to hear about your fractured wrist. However, you have done a good job on this one. It will present a very good silhouette on the water. Have to try something similar at some point. Sorry if this should have been a PERSONAL message according to some, but thanks for taking the time to show us all these great patterns. It is certainly one of the highlights of this site.
Please feel free to post whatever you’d like on my threads; your comments are thoughtful and welcome. Self-appointed posting police drove me off of the Softhackle forum; it’s be a shame if this place went that route.
