[ScottP]

Developed by Chuck Stranahan of Hamilton, MT for the hecuba mayfly hatch on the Bitterroot. An orangish/brown bug, the dubbing mix was supposedly a closely-held secret for years. Neat looking fly, stands out among all those Adams parachutes in the box.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 rusty brown
tail - elk flank hair
wing post - Calftail white
abdomen - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive rabbit/antron, 25% rust orange rabbit/antron (add a little gold rabbit after the other stuff's all blended)
hackle - grizzly dyed tan (oversize by one)

mash barb, start thread at 75% mark

clean, stack, measure (hook length) a clump of calftail; tie in, trim butts and smooth with thread

clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of elk flank; tie in, smooth transition to wing butt

pull wing up and back, set with thread dam

post it; tie in hackle shiny side out

dub thread, dub body

wrap hackle from the top down, cup side up; tie off at base of post and trim tip

one wrap through the thorax, half hitch x 2, SHHAN; seek out trout

Regards,
Scott

 

[freestoneangler]

I know a good many trout courtesy of that fly.

 

[Red64]

Developed by Chuck Stranahan of Hamilton, MT for the hecuba mayfly hatch on the Bitterroot. An orangish/brown bug, the dubbing mix was supposedly a closely-held secret for years. Neat looking fly, stands out among all those Adams parachutes in the box.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 rusty brown
tail - elk flank hair
wing post - Calftail white
abdomen - 50% hare's ear/antron, 25% olive rabbit/antron, 25% rust orange rabbit/antron (add a little gold rabbit after the other stuff's all blended)
hackle - grizzly dyed tan (oversize by one)

mash barb, start thread at 75% mark

clean, stack, measure (hook length) a clump of calftail; tie in, trim butts and smooth with thread

clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of elk flank; tie in, smooth transition to wing butt

pull wing up and back, set with thread dam

post it; tie in hackle shiny side out

dub thread, dub body

wrap hackle from the top down, cup side up; tie off at base of post and trim tip

one wrap through the thorax, half hitch x 2, SHHAN; seek out trout

Regards,
Scott

 

[dust in the wind]

What a gorgeous fly!

 

[Old Man]

I used this fly on the Beaverhead. And the first cast I got a fish. the second cast I must of popped it off because no more hits. I got the fly from a fishing buddy. I only had the one fly. I'll have to go over to the Bitterroot to seek it out, as my local fly shops don't have it.