[ScottP]

A little different look from the nymph version

More in line with the Euro sea trout pattern; the aftershaft thorax creates the illusion of bulk and allows the hackle to flow a bit better.

hook - Mustad 79580 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
underbody - non-tox wire .025
tail - hackle tips badger
rib - fine wire silver
abdomen - tinsel silver
thorax - pheasant aftershaft dyed black
hackle - badger

mash barb, wrap front 1/3 of shank with non-tox

start thread, tie in rib, wrap back to bend

measure (shank length) a pair of hackle tips; tie in and smooth butts

tie in tinsel behind non-tox; wrap to the tail and back and tie off

counterwrap rib; helicopter end, cover with thread

create thread loop; insert aftershaft, spin

tie in (folded) hackle by tip, lay over top of aftershaft

moisten fingers, stroke back hackle and aftershaft while wrapping forward; tie off/trim, whip finish, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

 

[Buzzy]

@ScottP - the aftershaft is from a dyed pheasant rump? As always, awesome photographs and SBS! Thanks.

 

[ScottP]

the aftershaft is from a dyed pheasant rump?

Yep; fixed that.

Regards,
Scott

 

[wanative]

Big Hole Demon Streamer

A little different look from the nymph version

More in line with the Euro sea trout pattern; the aftershaft thorax creates the illusion of bulk and allows the hackle to flow a bit better.

hook - Mustad 79580 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
underbody - non-tox wire .025
tail - hackle tips badger
rib - fine wire silver
abdomen - tinsel silver
thorax - pheasant aftershaft dyed black
hackle - badger

mash barb, wrap front 1/3 of shank with non-tox

start thread, tie in rib, wrap back to bend

measure (shank length) a pair of hackle tips; tie in and smooth butts

tie in tinsel behind non-tox; wrap to the tail and back and tie off

counterwrap rib; helicopter end, cover with thread

create thread loop; insert aftershaft, spin

tie in (folded) hackle by tip, lay over top of aftershaft

moisten fingers, stroke back hackle and aftershaft while wrapping forward; tie off/trim, whip finish, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

Great looking streamer Scott.
Is the stem of the aftershaft feather wrapped as part of the loop?

 

[ScottP]

Is the stem of the aftershaft feather wrapped as part of the loop?

Yep. I sandwich the whole feather within the loop (waxing the thread helps keep it in place); doesn't show up well - black thread on black feather

and then when I spin it, the stem becomes part of process

I could capture fibers from one side of the feather within a clip, trim them off, insert within the loop and spin, but that's a lot more work and I'd only have 1/2 of the fibers.

Regards,
Scott

 

[wanative]

Yep. I sandwich the whole feather within the loop (waxing the thread helps keep it in place); doesn't show up well - black thread on black feather

and then when I spin it, the stem becomes part of process

I could capture fibers from one side of the feather within a clip, trim them off, insert within the loop and spin, but that's a lot more work and I'd only have 1/2 of the fibers.

Regards,
Scott

Thank you Scott, I always enjoy your SBS posts.

 

[Jim F.]

A little different look from the nymph version

I can honestly say that I never had much luck with this pattern - even tried them with gold-ribbed bodies.

 

[Buzzy]

Yep. I sandwich the whole feather within the loop (waxing the thread helps keep it in place); doesn't show up well - black thread on black feather

and then when I spin it, the stem becomes part of process

I could capture fibers from one side of the feather within a clip, trim them off, insert within the loop and spin, but that's a lot more work and I'd only have 1/2 of the fibers.

Regards,
Scott

I thought about the pictures in your SBS and remembered pictures of you using the Petitjohn clip (I'd like one but not a set of everything...) and then this method of capturing stem and all. I have been working on getting your technique to work for me on dyed olive aftershaft scuds. It's working! Thanks again.

 

[Jim Darden]

hey guys, help me, I only get an X in a box and clicking on it doesn't show me the image.....do I need some software?

 

[Deep Swing]

hey guys, help me, I only get an X in a box and clicking on it doesn't show me the image.....do I need some software?

Yep same for me.

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[ScottP]

hey guys, help me, I only get an X in a box and clicking on it doesn't show me the image.....do I need some software?

I think it's my Photobucket account, again. Ugh!