Buttermilk and Honey Dun Soft Hackle

[letumgo]

Buttermilk and Honeydun Soft Hackle
Hook - Daiichi Wet/Nymph Hook (Model 1740/Size 12)
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Light Cahill)
Hackle - Collins Hen Neck Hackle (Honey Dun)
Rib - Monofilament Line (Clear / 0.004")
Abdomen - Jaimeson's Spindrift Yarn (Buttermilk 179/aka TenkaraBum Yarn) - use only 1 of the 2 strands to make a slender body
Tail, Dorsal Stripe & Thorax - Six Strands of Pheasant Tail Fibers (Natural Brown)

[Ron Eagle Elk]

That is just superb, Ray. Makes me wish I had ordered some buttermilk yarn...but the technique will work with other colors, I'm sure. Just lovely.

[letumgo]

Thanks Ron. Agreed. The construction technique with work with many color combinations and materials. The single strand yarn body, combined with the "Skip Nymph" style dorsal strip/tail construction and counter wrapped thorax hackle is very adaptable. It also allows easy scaling to smaller hook sizes.

The overall profile would be the same, but the combinations are endless.

Overall, I am pleased with this pattern.

[Roadkill]

Nice creation!!

[hankaye]

Ray, Howdy;

Beauty of a fly! When creating smaller editions I reckon when a single yarn
becomes to large (for those that wander into smaller sizes), one could pull
the fibers loose and run with it making normal adjustments along they way.

hank

[Theroe]

Ray - that’s right up my alley......long body, soft hackle. Two thumbs up!

Dana

[Variant]

Ray - once again, outstanding tie!

Lou

[letumgo]

Hank - On smaller flies, the yarn can be chopped up and turned into dubbing. Makes it easier to scale down to smaller sizes (20/18/16/14). Just keep the landmarks/proportions the same, when scaling to smaller hook sizes.

Thanks guys. This fly is very similar to the one I used in my recent tutorial. The tutorial shows the tying process. Just substitute materials/colors to suit you intentions.

LINK TO TUTORIAL: viewtopic.php?f=19&p=97471#p97471

[hankaye]

Ray, Howdy;

I was thinking that by pulling the separate threads from the single yarn then
the fibers (as they are known), could also be laid on the hook in the same
manner as what you have done thereby giving the same (only smaller), presentation
rather then the fuzzier appearance that the chopped yarn would impart.

hank