FOR THE "LAZY" FLY TYER LIKE MYSELF

This pattern is an adaptation of Hogan Brown “Hogan’s Red Headed Step Child”.

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             TMC 3761, Size 16, 11/0 Beads

Red Headed Bahstud

By: Larry O Jurgens

Hook: TMC 3761 or TMC 3769

Size: 12 ~ 18

Head: Red Silver Lined, 11/0, CZ114 Bead Treasures Glass Bead

Thorax: Royal Green, 11/0, #03035 Mill Hill Glass Bead

Thread: Rusty Brown UTC 70 Thread

Tail: Pheasant Tail Barbules

Abdomen: Tying Thread

Rib: Red Ultra Wire

Legs: Red Krystal Flash

Tying Instructions

1-- Slide the beads onto the hook shank. Apply the head bead first then the thorax bead.

2 -- DO NOT force the beads tight to the hook eye.

3 -- Tie in the tail barbules behind the thorax bead and overwrap to above the hook barb.

4 -- Tail length equals fly body length.

5 -- Return the thread to behind the thorax bead.

6 -- Verify the thread wraps completely cover the tail butts.

7 -- Insert the rib wire into the thorax and the head bead overwrap to one or two thread wraps in front of the hook barb (the tail tie off point).

8 --I tie the rib wire on the top of the hook shank to maintain the hook gape.

9 -- Return the thread to behind the thorax bead.

10 --Verify the thread wraps completely cover the rib wire

11 -- Wrap or counter wrap the rib creating 4 to 8 “ribs” to the hook shank mid-point.

12 -- Tie in and cut off excess.

13 -- Using a minimum number of thread wraps tie a whip-finish and cut off the thread.

14 -- Force the thorax bead slightly to the rear and start the thread between the head and thorax beads.

15 -- Tie in two to three strands of leg material between the head and thorax beads..

16 -- Whip finish behind the bead using a minimum number of wraps.