Raycoon (variation of Skip Morris's Raccoon)

[letumgo]

If you look closely, you can see William fishing in the back (he is standing in the background on the left hand side of the image).

This fly was tyed by Willam Anderson, using a dubbing brush that I created using a blend of seal dubbing.

Raycoon (variation of Skip Morris's Raccoon)
Hook - Mustad 9672/Size 8
Head - Silver Beadhead (Medium)
Thread - Griffiths Tan
Tail - Hungarian Partridge Marabou Plume (Dyed Picric)
Body - Seal Dubbing Brush (Seal Dubbing Blend on a copper wire core)
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge Flank Hackle (Dyed Olive)

[Mataura mayfly]

Very nice tie William, nicely photographed Ray.
I can see this being a really useful small baitfish pattern fished across and down then stripped back. May have to add a few to the "Winter" box.
So the wire you can see in the photos is the dubbing brush material "bleeding" through and there is no rib to the pattern?

[letumgo]

Jeff - Correct. No rib. The copper wire brush was used to add some additional weight to the fly, to make sure it fished along the bottom of the stream. The seal dubbing becomes very translucent when it gets wet, so you can see the wire core. Nice and buggy fly.

[DOUGSDEN]

Ray and William,
Not only is the fly an absolute killer (I have smallmouth bass on the brain), but the progression of photo's showing it dry, then damp, then wet, and then completely soaked and folded up nicely on the cork of your rod is just perfect! I am glad that you and others on the forum are showing most of the patterns presented wet as well as dry and fresh from the vice! The transformation is simply amazing!
Hello William! You are looking good in the background of Rays last photo of the series! A little fuzzy around the edges but I think that was intentional! You two work great together and you always have a great time! What a rare and wonderful friendship!
Correct me if I am wrong....I would bet cash money that the spun seal fur body (on wire) on the pattern was done on that wonderful and white looking spinning block that you showed us last year at Roscoe! That is a classic Ray! I have been wanting to experiment with wire cores and different furs but you know how that old song goes. I am glad to see that these wonderful creations that you and William are coming up with are indeed in good hands!
Could you post a photo or two of the block so I may fall in love again?
Your observant pal,
Hector

[DUBBN]

Very cool pattern Ray. I too like to see them wet. I wonder if the collar collapses around the body when it is being fished, like it is in the last photo.

[Old Hat]

OMG!

Another beadhead.

[letumgo]

I'm in good company...

[Kelly L.]

Killer fly. I bet it would work wonders here!

[Old Hat]

I'm in good company...

[William Anderson]

I'm glad Ray posted this. I tied and lost a number of these using a picric partridge or an olive partridge. We both had high hopes for this one and fished them all until they were gone. His turbo wire dubbing brush maker is great for this stuff. Especially managing the seal blends in fine wire. Perfect. And we can say for certain they get down low enough, as each one found a home I couldn't rescue it from.

I'd like to tie a number of these in a smaller size for trout, or as you can see from all the browns Ray caught with this pattern in black, the same size. Great pattern to have when you need to put something lively on the bottom quick.

W