Henwing Pupa

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Henwing Pupa

Post by letumgo » Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:54 pm

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Henwing Pupa
Hook - Lightning Strike Scud/Emerger Hook (Size 12)
Underbody - Woolly Nylon (White)
Abdomen - 1/8" Wide Scud Back (Summer Duck)
Dorsal Markings- Sharpie Marker (Black)
Thread - Veevus 14/0 (Yellow/B13)
Antenna/Thorax - Two strands of Peacock Herl (Bleached Light Tan) - tied in with the tips extended to form antenna, then reinforced in a thread dubbing loop and wrapped forward to form the thorax.
Wing/Hackle - Single Starling Back Feather (Dyed Yellow) - This is one of the spade shaped feathers from the lower back (rump area) of a starling skin.
Head - Double three turn whip finish, and then colored with brown Sharpie marker
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by DUBBN » Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:19 pm

Very well executed. You will have to report on the success of this pattern. The body reminds me of Nymph Skin.
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by letumgo » Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:33 pm

Wayne - Agreed. I see the similarities too. The scud back marterial is a lot more stretchy than Nymph Skin. Scud back is thinner and is more forgiving from a tying standpoint. I've only started using this stuff recently, but really like how it handles. I wish I had picked up a pack of clear scud back, since it is so easy to color with markers.

Unfortunately, I will not get to fish this for months. I drove over the creek this afternoon and it was covered in an icy mess. It liked like a dirty glacier.
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by letumgo » Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:01 pm

Correction - I was comparing scud back to Thin Skin. I have not used Nymph Skin, so I cannot compare these materials. I looked up Nymph Skin and see that it forms nice segmented bodies. Looks like nice stuff. I'll add it to my Christmas wish list.
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by Premerger » Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:32 am

letumgo wrote:Wayne - Agreed. I see the similarities too. The scud back marterial is a lot more stretchy than Nymph Skin. Scud back is thinner and is more forgiving from a tying standpoint. I've only started using this stuff recently, but really like how it handles. I wish I had picked up a pack of clear scud back, since it is so easy to color with markers.

Unfortunately, I will not get to fish this for months. I drove over the creek this afternoon and it was covered in an icy mess. It liked like a dirty glacier.
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It looks such a good pupa pattern that I already know it will be deadly.
Very nicely tied.
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by Mataura mayfly » Mon Nov 24, 2014 1:01 am

Damn, wish I had thought of that! :lol:

Very nice looking Caddis pattern, look forward to the Spring reports.
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by tie2fish » Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:22 am

Very wasp-like in appearance, Ray. With an alternating black/yellow abdomen, you could turn this lovely pupa into a killer yellow jacket pattern.
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by William Anderson » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:11 am

Ray, another creative day at the vise. Glad to see you're keeping yourself busy. :D It's a nice combination of materials, but did I miss the part where a hen was involved? :twisted:
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by letumgo » Mon Nov 24, 2014 1:21 pm

William - Henwing is the style. I will explain later.
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Re: Henwing Pupa

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:42 pm

Very nice, Ray. The "hen wing" style is similar to a Glanrhos style fly. Once you get to get this fly wet, you'll have to let us know how it works.
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