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Bird's Stonefly
Tied by Tom Baumann |
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Tail: Brown biots
Abdomen: Brown muskrat/rabbit
Legs: Brown saddle
Wingcase: Brown turkey feather
Hook: Heavy wire, 4-10, 3x provides best proportions
Weight: Lead wire
Thread: Orange
Rib: Orange floss
Thorax: Peacock herl
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| Tying Instructions |
- Tie in biots at bend
- Wrap lead to taste. I use 8-10 wraps of .025
- Tie in floss at bend
- Dub tapered body to slightly more than midpoint of shank
- Spiral floss forward ribbing the abdomen
- Tie in turkey in front of abdomen
- Tie in legs and peacock herl in front of abdomen
- Form rope with thread and herl and and wind forward to just behind eye
- Spiral hackle through herl 4-6 times
- Cut off top of hackle
- Pull turkey forward to form wing case
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