Hellgrammite

[wickedcarpenter]

Material List: Hook- Mustad 80050BR Size 4.
Tails and Antennas- Brown Goose biots.
Underbody- .030 lead
Dubbing-Hareline rabbit brown.
Ribbing- small copper wire.
Gills- Small brown round rubber.
Top of thorax and abdomen- Medallion sheeting or saddle hackle brown coated with Soft Body.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/StartBiots_Small_.jpg
Apply a small amount of dubbing to keep the biot tails apart then apply biots to each side.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/Hellg_1_Small_.jpg
Tie in the small copper wire ribbing and Medallion sheeting or treated hackle then any lead added to shank of hook.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/Helg2_Small_.jpg
Here we dub the tappered abdomen. I use any brown junk dubbing to build up the under body before applying the dubbing I want to be seen.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/Helg5_Small_.jpg
Here we fold over the treated hackle and add small round rubber gills as the copper wire is palmered forward. The wire holds the rubber gills on. I leave the rubber gills long and trim to size after the fly is done.

[wickedcarpenter]

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/Helg7_Small_.jpg

Now fold the hackle back over towards the hook point and tie it down. Next tie in the Brahma hen feather and dub the thorax. Here You can see the junk light brown dubbing I used for the underbody. Biot antennas are also added at this step of the fly.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/Helg8_Small_.jpg

Fold the feather over the dubbed thorax, tie down and bring the treated hackle over to form the top of the thorax.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/Helg9_Small_.jpg
Here we fold the treated hackle feather back towards the hook point tie down and dub the head before again folding the hackle forward and tying it off right behind the antennas.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/Helg11_Small_.jpg

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/Hellgrammite2_Small_.jpg
The finished Hellgrammite.

[tommytubular]

super job Brent!

[Shoeman]

I think I just saw Trost's body twitch :tdo12:

Excellent step-by-step, Brent!

[bigsablemike]

I think I just saw Trost's body twitch :tdo12:

Excellent step-by-step, Brent!


that was so funny,especialy the slow mo replay.

[DHise]

Nice one, B.

[wickedcarpenter]

Thanks everyone.
Brent

[MT406]

that is a wicked tie for one wicked guy. :lol: reminds me of the salmonfly nymph we see around here. want to send a few out?