Neat little fly. Craft foam would make a more durable wing pad than the deer hair but this was developed before that stuff was readily available. Tied here in PMD colors; adjust to suit your hatch.
hook - Dai Riki 320 #18
thread - UTC 70 hopper yellow
rib - small copper wire
abdomen - pheasant tail
shuck/back - Congo Hair brown
wing case - deer hair
thorax/head - Superfine dubbing PMD
mash down barb, attach thread
tie in wire and wrap back to point above barb
tie in a few pheasant tail fibers
wrap forward and tie off at 60% mark
tie in Congo Hair
pull CH down on top of hook, capture with wire rib; continue ribbing forward, helicopter end and tie off
clean a small clump of deer hair
tie in by butt ends, smooth with thread
dub thread, dub thorax; leave some room at the front
Scott your SBS fly tying threads are one of the high points of this forum. Even if I haven't tried to tie all of your patterns I feel like they are one of the best sources of inspiration for different tying techniques. I'm especially digging the foam patterns.
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