…for some Eastern Sierra variants…
OLIVE TUNG ASSASSIN…Tom Loe/Variant ( of a Cal Bird variant)
HOOK: TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760, #14-#18 or, TMC 5262, #14-#18
THREAD: Wapsi Ultra 70 Denier -Olive- to thorax, then Tiemco 16/0, Olive
TAIL/SHUCK: Strung Marabou Blood Quills - Olive, overlaid with Coq De Leon, Black/Brown
RIB: Wapsi Ultra wire , Chartreuse, sized to hook
ABDOMEN: Hare’s Mask, Olive, #4 ( from the upper face, below the ears)
HACKLE: Mallard Flank Wood Duck Gold, V-notched and evenly distributed around the hook shank with fingernails
THORAX: Hare’s Mask #2 (between eyes)
BEAD: Silver Tungsten, sized to hook
RED HEAD ASSASSIN… Tom Loe/Variant
HOOK: TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760, #14-#18 or, TMC 5262, #14-#18
THREAD: Wapsi Ultra 70 Denier, Black to thorax, the, Tiemco 16/0, Black
TAIL/SHUCK: Strung Marabou Blood Quills - Black - overlaid with Coq De Leon. Black/White
RIB: Wapsi Ultra Wire, Red, sized to hook
ABDOMEN: Hare’s Mask, Black, #4
HACKLE: Mallard Flank Wood Duck Gold
THORAX: Hare’s Mask, Black, #2
BEAD: Hareline Dazzle Bead, Red, sized to hook - stuffed with wraps of non-lead sub.
TUNG DUN ASSASSIN… Tom Loe/Variant
HOOK: TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760, #14-#18 or, TMC 5262, #14-#18
THREAD: Wapsi Ultra 70 Denier, Gray to thorax then, Tiemco 16/0, Gray
TAIL/SHUCK: Ice Dub UV Dun overlaid with 3 small Ostrich Herl fibers…a Shane Stalcup suggestion…
ABDOMEN: Hare’s Mask ? Dun ? #4
RIB: Wapsi Ultra Wire - Gunmetal Blue - sized to hook
HACKLE: Mallard Flank - Natural
THORAX: Hare’s Mask - Dun, #2
BEAD: Silver Tungsten, sized to hook
NATURAL CB ASSASSIN…Tom Loe/ Variant
HOOK: TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760, #14-#18 or, TMC 5262, #14-#18
THREAD: Wapsi Ultra 70 denier, Cream to thorax then, Tiemco 16/0, Brown
TAIL/SHUCK: Marabou Blood Quills, Ginger, overlaid with Lemon Wood Duck fibers
RIB: Copper or Amber Ultra wire, sized to hook
ABDOMEN: Hare’s Mask - Natural , #4
HACKLE: Mallard Flank Wood Duck Gold
BEAD: Copper Tungsten or copper stuffed withh non-lead sub., sized to hook
THORAX: Hare’s Mask - Natural, #2
My son Michael working the Lower Owens River near Bishop, CA…where these platterns are extremely effective…
PT/TB 