Stenersen CFO SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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JS Stenersen’s salute to petrochemical byproducts; this much foam and rubber makes me proud to be a carbon-based life form. A study in tying backwards; notional sequence.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 woodduck
legs - medium rubber brown
rib - x-small wire copper
body - Ice Dub golden brown
hackle - brown (undersize by 2)
shellback - 2mm foam golden
wing - Congo Hair shiner tan
indicator - 2mm foam orange

Part 1

mash barb start thread; wrap to bend

tie in rear legs; fold and wrap to bend

tie in rib

dub thread/dub body to 1 eye width from eye

tie in hackle; palmer rearwards to bend

capture tip of hackle with wire; continue ribbing forward, helicopter end/cover with thread

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Part 2

measure (tip to bend) tapered foam strip (gap width); tie in at head

tie in indicator

tie in front legs

pull foam up, take a wrap back

tie down

tie in CH, fold, tie down; tie down indicator

again with the legs

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Part 3

next wrap back

one more time; half hitch x 2, SHHAN

trim wing, trim legs, trim head

Regards,
Scott

4

A few pieces of coal for the eyes would have maintained your theme, ha!

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A couple of pieces of coal for eyes would have been consistent with your petrochemical by-product theme. It’s a fish catcher.