More Russian goodness. Notional tying sequence; pretty basic construction with the exception of the hackle head/legs, which makes for a neat effect. Colors here based on what was in reach on my desk; change as you see fit.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 light brown
hot spot - dubbing hot orange/pink
abdomen - deer hair
shellback - 2mm foam brown
legs/head - hackle ginger (oversize by 1)
Part 1
mash barb, start thread at 3/4 mark; wrap to bend
dub thread/dub hot spot
taper foam strip (gap width); brush shank with Super Glue and tie in
create dubbing loop; give it a dose of wax
clean, trim tips from a clump of deer hair; insert in clip, transfer to loop, release from clip, spin
Nice tie, Scott, but what is it? Could be a caddis, could be a Yellow Sally, would probably be a pretty good snail pattern, could be some Russian bug that we don’t have. Quite curious.
I really like you elegant solution for the deer hair body, which you may have used before but it had not registered with me. I almost never tie the Goddard Caddis just because it is so persnickety and stacking deer hair on a small pattern always seemed like a waste of time, but the dubbing loop approach might solve that problem.
A tyer on the Washington flyfishing site came up with some mods to the original that improve visibility so I thought I?d include them here
hook - Dai Riki 135 #6
thread - UTC 140 tan
hot spot - dubbing hot orange/pink
abdomen - deer hair
shellback/head - 2mm foam brown
wing - Congo Hair white
legs - hackle grizzly
