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Norm Woods Special RubberLegs- RIO

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 2XL-3XL dry (e.g. TMC 200R), 6-8
  • Thread Orange 6/0

Materials

  • Fine wire Gold wire (rib)
  • Trilobal / Antron dubbing Golden stone (body and thorax)
  • Saddle/dry hackle Brown saddle hackle (2 (body and thorax))
  • Calf tail Tan / root beer hair (wing)
  • Round rubber legs Brown silly legs nymph size (1 pair)

How to tie it

  1. Start orange thread, run to the bend, and tie in fine gold wire for the rib.
  2. Dub a golden-stone body over the back half of the shank.
  3. Palmer a brown hackle back over the abdomen in 5-6 open turns, then counter-wrap the gold wire forward to lock it and trim the excess.
  4. Tie in a calf-tail wing at the 60% mark, tips angled back to the bend.
  5. Figure-8 a strand of brown round rubber at the wing base so a leg splays to each side.
  6. Tie in a second brown hackle, dub the thorax to the eye, wind the hackle 4-5 turns forward, then whip finish and cement.

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