MATERIALS LIST
- Hook - Daiichi 2441, Mustad 36890, Orvis 1645, Partridge M, Tiemco 7999. Size 10-2/0.
- Low Water Hook - Daiichi 2421, Mustad 9042, Orvis 1644, Partridge N, Tiemco 7989. Size 10-2/0.
- Thread - Black 6/0 to 12/0.
- Tag - Small gold of silver oval tinsel.
- Tip - Hot orange floss.
- Rear Hackle - Red golden pheasant.
- Body - Rear 2/3 hot orange floss, front half black seal or substitute.
- Rib - Small silver or gold oval tinsel.
- Mid Hackle - Hot orange and Badger saddle mixed.
- Throat - Black rooster saddle.
- Wing - Jungle cock nail.
- Head - Tying thread.
TYING INSTRUCTION
- Insert hook in vise and build a thin thread base over 2/3 hook's shank and tie in the small oval tinsel and wrap a 2 or 3 turn tinsel tag. *Note* When using a black finished hook cover the area of the tip and rear portion of the body with 1 layer of flat silver tinsel to preserve the true orange color of the floss.
- Tip - Tie in and wrap a 3 turn hot orange floss tip, secure with tying thread and trim the excess close.
- Rear Hackle - Tie in the red golden pheasant feather at the front of the floss tip and wrap a one turn collar, secure the feather with tying thread and trim the excess close.
- Rear Body - Tie in the tinsel ribbing material and the hot orange floss at the front of the rear hackle and the floss wrap forward for 2/3 of the hook's shank. Finish the rear body with a 4 or 5 wrap tinsel ribbing, secure the ribbing material with tying thread at the front of the floss body and trim the excess close.
- Mid Hackle - Tie in a hot orange and badger rooster hackle and wrap a 2 turn collar, secure the feathers with tying thread and trim the excess close.
- Forward Body - Tie in another piece of small tinsel at the rear body ribbing tie off point to make a continuation of the ribbing. Dub forward to within 1/8 inch (3.175 mm) of the hook's eye with black seal fur.
- Rib - Rib to the front of the black seal fur with 3 to 4 turns of ribbing material. Secure the ribbing material with tying thread and trim the excess.
- Beard - Tie in a black rooster hackle, wrap a 2 or 3 turn collar, secure the feather with tying thread and trim the excess. Pull the top hackle fibers toward the bottom of the fly to form a beard and secure into position with tying thread.
- Wing - Tie in a matching pair of jungle cock nails on the hook's top, at the the front of the beard tie off point and trim the excess close.
- Head - Build a slim tapered head with tying thread, whip finish and cement if you like.
HISTORY AND ADDITIONAL NOTES
This is a Welsh salmon pattern from the bench of Paul Slaney named after a famous Welsh salmon river the Usk. This modern version has been around since the mid 1930s and the full dressed version probably since the late 19th century. I've placed the USK Grub in the steelhead fly section for lack of a proper salmon fly section. Looks to me as if this pattern is very appropriate for steelhead!!
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