Mr. Rapidan SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Another Wulff variation, this one from Harry Murray, possibly the greatest registered pharmacist/fly fisherman known to mankind. Originally tied for the quill gordon hatch in early spring in the Blue Ridge, and in smaller sizes for the blue quills; although it doesn’t look like either bug to me, the fly has always been a great producer that time of year and Harry’s a heck of a lot better tyer, fisherman and pharmacist than I’ll ever be so I’ll shut up.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
tail - moose body
body - Fly Rite Poly quill gordon/brown drake yellow (if you can’t find the stuff, just mix some brown and yellow dubbing)
wing - calftail yellow
hackle - brown & grizzly

Part 1

mash barb and attach thread at 75% mark

clean, stack (you’re going to want the widest stacker you have) and measure a clump of calftail (shank length)

tie in with 2 firm wraps

continue back with firm wraps and trim butts at an angle; brush with Sally

clean, stack and measure a clump of moose body hair (shank length)

tie down and wrap forward (firmly) to wing butts

trim tail butts and smooth over with tying thread

move thread in front of wing and create thread dam

crease with thumbnail to force fibers up and back

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Part 2

divide wing with 3 wraps from front to back

repeat with 3 wraps from back to front

post near wing; 5 wraps up post and 1 behind wings to lock in place

repeat for far wing; brush wing base with a little Sally

front view

return thread to tail and apply dubbing

dub to 60% mark

prepare hackle and tie in between wings

wrap hackle; I did both at once (seems to make for a bushy fly), half hitch x2, trim and SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

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I’ll attest to its effectiveness both as a general attractor pattern and as a March Brown imitation. And it’s very easy to see.

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Fantastic Scott. Thanks.

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Beautiful as always Scott.