Pellis Muskrat Nymph SBS

Created by Pennsylvania tyer (and world-champion decoy carver) Tom Pellis.

hook - Mustad 3906B #10
underbody - non-tox wire (optional)
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - brown hen
rib - x-small wire gold
body - muskrat
body hackle - brown saddle clipped
hackle - brown hen

Part 1

mash barb, wrap shank with non-tox

start thread, cover non-tox; tie in rib, wrap to bend

measure (gap width past bend) some hackle barbs; tie in

dub thread/dub body

tie in hackle at front of body, spiral back to tail

Part 2

capture tip with wire; rib body, helicopter end, cover with thread

trim hackle close to body

tie in (folded) hackle by tip

stroke fibers back while wrapping, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott