Partridge Tups Jinglers
Hook - Daiichi Model 1740 / Size 12 (Turned Up Eye wet nymph hook - 2X-Heavy)
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Light Cahill)
Collar Hackle - Hungarian Partridge (* whatever color you want/have on hand)
Thorax Hackle - Hebert Miner Wet Fly Hackle (Hen Neck / Natural Medium Grey Dun)
Tag/Rib - Fine Gold Wire
Body - Dry Fly Beaver Dubbing ("Sulphur Yellow" on the rear half and "Pink Fox" on the front half)
Head - Tying thread coated in SHHAN clear nail polish
(*) It is amazing how much the color of the partridge hackle has on the final appearance of the fly. I tyed some of these with natural partridge (grey phase), as some with natural brown phase and some using dyed blue dun. The finished flies looked quite different, even though the bodies and the thorax hackle are exactly the same.
I highly recommend giving this a try and throwing a few of these in your fly box. Looks like a nice tups variation.
Basis Construction:
Wrapping the body hackle"
Couple finished flies (blue dun towards the back and natural grey partrige towards the front)
