House and Lot Variant

[Chuck Morris]

House and Lot Variant
Hook: Mustad 94840 #10-16 Shown #14
Thread: Black UTC 70
Wings: White calf tail or body hair (Shown-Body Hair)
Tail: White calf tail or body hair (Shown-Body Hair)
Rib: Gold wire, reversed wrapped (Not used on this tie)
Body: Rear half dark peacock quill (Shown-coated with SHAN)
Front half - peacock herl (Shown-wrapped over wet head cement)
Hackle: Furnace
NOTE from Dave Hughes book "American Fly Tying Manual"
"It doesn't look like any mayfly you will ever see, but toss this one out during a hatch of any large mayfly species and the results will surprise you, even over selective trout."
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[DAWGFISH]

I love the H&L variant. It's probably one of my all time favorite blueline flies, or at least right up there. What I like most about it is it's bayouncy and the large visible white wing and tail. It's easy to see in rough water. Larger H&L's also make oustanding dry and dropper dry flies.

Steve