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Goodman's Crowd Surfer Stone-Rainy's

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

• Hook Short-shank dry/terrestrial hook, 8-12
• Thread Tan 6/0 (140 denier)

Materials

• Body Golden tan foam (2mm strip, layered)
• Underbody Amber/golden material (1 pinch dubbing)
• Wing White uni stretch (1 poly-yarn post/clump)
• Legs Barred tan/orange rubber legs (2 pairs round rubber)
• Head Golden tan foam (folded-forward bullet)

How to tie it

1. Mount the hook and lay a thread base along the shank.
2. Tie the foam strip in at the bend, leaving a short tab over the rear, then dub a thin amber body forward to the 55% mark.
3. Pull the foam over and bind at the 55% mark to segment the body, leaving foam ahead for the head.
4. Tie in a white poly wing over the thorax so you can track it in fast water, trimmed just past the bend.
5. Figure-8 two pairs of barred rubber legs to splay off both sides at the tie-down.
6. Fold the front foam over the thorax to form a low bullet head and bind at the eye.
7. Whip finish under the foam head and trim legs to about one shank length.

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