FLYMPH FORUM

From the 1961 book, My Friend The Trout by Eugene V. Connett III comes the pattern he developed while trying to imitate the Tups Indispensable.
Hook: Size 16 (Sneck-bend hook)
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer - Yellow
Tail: Blue dun hackle or wood duck flank (a few fibers, tied short)
Abdomen: Pinkish-brown beaver fur (tied thin)
Rib: Very fine gold wire
Thorax: Pinkish-brown beaver fur (tied thicker and picked out)
Hackle: Dark blue dun hen (tied short and sparse)

Ken's Notes:
Hook: Mustad 3906 B - size 14
Thread: I used Primrose, not yellow
Tag: I added a tag using the x small gold wire
Tail: I mixed blue dun and wood duck fibers
Abdomen: I used Snowshoe rabbit - medium dun
Thorax: Again, Snowshoe rabbit (Split thread method)
Hackle: 2 turns; I used a feather I thought was 1 hook size smaller (size 16)

Tight Lines- Ken

Nice looking fly!!

Ken - Your adaptations are absolutely brilliant. Snowshoe dubbing is such a great choice for an emerging pattern.

This makes me think of some of Fran Betters patterns. I’d be tempted to rye a couple using hot orange tread too.

Love the name too. Funny.

Wow Ken,
You really opened up a can of creativity on this one! I especially like the combination of tail materials! Rather snazzy I think! I am also paying attention to the proportions of each part of the fly! On the head end, a great idea to pull the hackle size down one size - size 16 hackle on a size 14 hook! Yea....Skues would be proud of you! I know we are! Keep up the good work Ken! We will be watching closely for additions to this dandy pattern!
Dougsden