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Lil’ Dorothy Kebari (variation)
Hook - Super Yamame Tenkara Eyeless Hooks (Size 7)
Thread - Pearsall''s Gossamer Silk (Gold/well waxed)
Eye - Natural Silk Cord (White / Size No. 4 / 0.06 mm)
Hackle - Ring Neck Pheasant Body Hackle
Abdomen - DMC Embroidery Floss (Color 722/well waxed)
Thorax - Hares Ear Dubbing (Creamy Blend)

Awesome! Fantastic!

Thanks John. You are too kind. I have not spent much time at the vice lately. I tyed this as a tenkara-style kebari variation of Mark's Lil"Dorothy pattern. I look forward to fishing this someday. I am convinced the forward facing hackle will make for a nice lively struggle at the surface of the water. I tyed this fly on a Japanese tenkara hook (Super Yamame), that I bought from Chris Stewart. The sizing is pretty odd. The package indicates they are a size 7, but that is deceving. They are roughly the size of a Daiichi 1150 size 12. Boy are these hooks sharp! The hooks are eyeless, thus the need for the silk loop at the front. It adds bulk to the tye in point, but I like the look of the plump fore-body. I just wish I has some peach-colored Pearsall's silk to tye with, to better match the abdomen.

Anyway, this is my little addition to the Lil'Dorothy variations we have seen. I hope Mark does not mind me wandering so far with the theme.

This is a cool design. At first look I thought a serendipity fly was pissed and locking horns with a spider pattern, but no, they seem to be cooperating to fool trout. Cool idea.

Very interesting pattern Mr Tucker!
The second photo, I have to agree with William a little, it does kind of look a little like a "highway head-on" but that might be a good thing. Does a trout see it as a Lil Dorothy swimming away- or a sulphur heading toward it?
I would sure be fishing it to see if the head of the fly acts as a trigger, could be just the kind of variation to make a good pattern great on a slack day. It may even be perceived as a dun shedding a nymphal shuck.......
Could the embroidery floss be separated out to give a working thread for the head area?

The confusion around the hook size is a classic East meets West scenario, (like you doing business in China?). What seems odd sizing to us, will be very familiar to a Japanese Tenkara tier. Wee bit like the "new" hook size scale that never really caught on, leads to a bit of confusion when referring to old tying books like Taverner's Fly Tying for Trout. .

Wow!

Thanks Bill.

Jeff - Yes, good idea. The embroidery floss can be separated into single strands.

Confession: My mind wanders in strange directions. As I study the photos it strikes me that, without the hackle, the pattern looks kinda like a small earth worm. I may scale this up to a larger hook, and fish it as a small "garden hackle". It might be useful for those times following a rain storm, when the runoff carries worms into the stream and there is reduced visibility. Worth a try, anyway.

Ray, Howdy;

Wow, ..... wow.

hank

Ray, it is a beautiful fly. What a great variation. I love it!