Longhorn Sedge SBS

[ScottP]

Easy-peasy emerger; change colors/sizes to suit your needs.

hook - Mustad 3399A #12
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
abdomen - ostrich herl olive
thorax - ostrich herl grey
antennae - pheasant tail barbs
hackle - partridge



mash barb, start thread, wrap to bend




tie in some ostrich, twist around thread, wrap to 3/4 mark, tie off/trim








repeat with grey ostrich








measure (shank x 2) a pair of pheasant tail fibers; tie in/trim






tie in partridge by tip




wrap, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN








Regards,
Scott

[letumgo]

Very nice! Love the dual color herl body.

[tie2fish]

Great tie, Scott. For those of you who have yet to experience it in person, ostrich herl gets really awesome in the water.

[ScottP]

For those of you who have yet to experience it in person, ostrich herl gets really awesome in the water.

Agree; see Ray's excellent Olive Grey Duster http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6652

Regards,
Scott

[Smuggler]

I'll be trying these for next year's Grannoms. What a great idea.

[William Anderson]

Scott, about 15 years ago I tied this pattern (very similar) when I first started tying. I tied a pile of them and probably still have a couple. It was a killer for me. Something to revisit.