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Kevin Handasyde: The Royal Humpy

Hook # 12 Mustad 94840
Thread Tan 6/0
Hackle Brown
Wing Calf Body Hair
Tail  Moose Body Hair
Body Red Floss
Shell Back Deer Hair Natural
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1. Base hook with thread starting at eye and working down to bend

2. Tie in moose body hair

3. Bring thread back to 1/3 back from eye , tie in wing (upright and divided )

4.  Select a pinch of deer hair and stack . trim off tips and tie in just behind wing so that butt ends hang over hook bend , trim off short tips that are standing up behind wing wind thread back down to bend keeping as much hair as possible on top of hook           

( I have found that tying in the deer hair this way helps to build bulk without using yards of floss )

5. Tie in floss run thread forward to behind wing and wind on as much floss as you like     and tie floss off behind wing

6. Carefully bring deer hair forward over the top of hook ( making sure moose hair tail is left behind ) and tie deer hair down behind wing , trim excess

7. Tie in hackle wrap 2 turns behind wing and 3 turns in front of wing tie off and your finally done.

Fishing notes

I've found these flies to work really well fished dead drift at tail ins and outs of pools and because they are so buoyant also work well as an indicator on a double presentation rig-up

THEY ALSO DON'T LOOK THAT BAD AS A TEMPORARY EAR RING WHEN YOU FINALLY GET TO LOOK AT ONE. AFTER AN HOURS WALK BACK TO THE CAR AND THE PAIN HAS SETTLED DOWN !

Strongly Not recommended for this use

Kevin Handasyde