Muddled Hedgehog SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Just in case the four wing clumps aren?t enough to keep it on top.

hook ? WFC Model 6 #8
thread - UTC 140 grey brown
tag - Danville Single Strand Floss flame orange
wing(s) - deer hair
body - hare?s Ear
collar - golden pheasant rump red over sharptail grouse
head - deer hair

Part 1

Mash barb, start floss at point above; wrap part way down bend and back, brush with Sally

Start tying thread, tie off/trim floss; clean, stack, measure (gap width) a clump of deer hair

Trim butts, tie in

Dub thread/dub body

Repeat winging sequence (measure tips to end of preceding clump)

Dub

2

Part 2

Lather, rinse, repeat; finish up about 3 eye widths from the front

Tie in grouse feather by tip; wrap, tie off/trim

Repeat with pheasant rump

Clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of deer hair

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Part 3

Allow deer hair to surround hook shank, tie in with 2 soft loops, trim butts even with hook eye, spin

Half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim head

Regards,
Scott