[ScottP]

Rivers are going up and there's lots of snow to melt but eventually they're gonna come down; then it'll be time for foam stuff.

hook - TMC 5212 #10
thread - Danville black
body - peacock herl
overbody/head - 2mm foam brown
underwing - Krystal Flash pearl
wing - deer hair
legs - medium rubber brown
hackle - grizzly

mash barb, attach thread at 70% mark and wrap back to point above barb

tie in peacock herl; twist with thread, wrap body, tie off, trim, move thread back to 70% mark

taper a foam strip (not quite gap width); measure for length (gap width past bend) and tie in

tie in some KF, fold over/double back

clean stack, measure (tips even with foam) a clump of deer hair; cut to length and tie in

tie in legs, 2 per side

tie in hackle, wrap, tie off and trim

move thread forward to eye, tie down foam; half hitch x 2, SHHAN

trim head, trim KF, trim hackle flat on bottom, separate legs

Regards,
Scott

 

[McNasty]

ive done really well on this pattern. nice sbs.

 

[Rob Ast]

I will definitely be tying some of these.

 

[ScottP]

Rance's Gypsy Queen

Consort of the King. Let's see how long it takes Orvis to lift these picks without asking

https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/top-10-flies-for-patagonia

hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread - UTC 140 fluoro pink
body - Ice Dub hot pink
overbody/head - 2mm foam pink
underwing - Krystal Flash pearl
wing - pronghorn hair
legs - medium rubber black
hackle - grizzly

Regards,
Scott

 

[Batt B]

Consort of the King. Let's see how long it takes Orvis to lift these picks without asking

https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/top-10-flies-for-patagonia

Lame on behalf of Orvis!

 

[ScottP]

Rance's Gypsy King II

hook - Maruto 2312 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
body - Starburst dubbing tan
overbody/head -2mm foam tan
underwing - Krystal Flash root beer
wing - elk hair
legs - medium rubber golden stone
hackle - barred cream

Tied here as a shortwing stonefly. Have to see if I can locate the original pics from the SBS and reload them; again, thanks so much Photobucket (not).

Regards,
Scott