Montana Featherduster Nymph SBS

Fly Patterns
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Variation on the original Featherduster; the bright thorax is supposed to represent an egg, maybe? Not sure, but it’s effective for spawners running into Yellowstone out of Hebgen Lake.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
underbody - .030 non-tox
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
rib - medium wire copper
tail - pheasant rump fibers
abdomen - ostrich herl black
wingcase/legs - pheasant tail fibers
thorax - ostrich herl hot pink (yellow, orange can be used, too; just make it bright)

Part 1

mash barb, wrap front 1/3 with non-tox

brush non-tox with Super Glue; start thread, tie in rib, wrap to point above barb

strip some fibers off a Pheasant rump feather; measure (gap width past bend), tie in/trim butts

tie in some ostrich herl by the tips; twist around thread and wrap to 2/3 mark, tie off/trim

rib abdomen, helicopter end, cover with thread

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Part 2

even tips on a clump of PT fibers; measure (hook point to eye), tie in, leaving one hook eye width in front

tie in some pink ostrich herl by the tips, twist around thread and wrap to point one eye width behind tips of PT

pull butts of PT forward; tie off/trim

divide tips evenly, pull back along thorax

tie off, whip, SHHAN (looks like it could use another coat)

Regards,
Scott

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So this is a sort of mini-egg-sucking leech pattern, Scott? Really weird. Fished swung or under an indicator?

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John,

Found it over on the Flyfish Yellowstone blog
Maybe an egg-sucking leech, maybe a radioactive mutant stonefly nymph that emerged from a geyser pool. It appears they fish it around the Barn’s Hole and like places so I’d imagine under a bobber.

Regards,
Scott

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Ah yes, but that one has a yellow thorax which at least make some sense (sic.). Might have to try this color variant just to see if it works.

As always, thanks for the excellent SBS.

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Bright orange works also , for the thorax.

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Noted and updated in recipe. Thanks for the input, guys.

Regards,
Scott