Royal-ish Stimulator
Dry Fly
Tied By Ryan Storch
Hook: Daiichi 1270 curved hook size 10
Thread: 72d white and black from Magpie Materials
Materials- tail: Natural selection cow elk from Natures Spirit abdomen: Olive and red Kimono Silk from Magpie Materials underwing: Nature Gray CDC from Hends wing: Natural select cow elk from natures spirit overbody: Bleached select cow elk from natures spirit rib: 72d black thread from magpie materials overwing: Bleached select cow elk from natures spirit front hackle: Grizzly prograde from Whiting Farms
Notes:
I tied the tail in with white thread, then switched to olive silk and ensured a nice body shape. Then switched to red silk and tied in the hotspot. I then switched to the black thread and tied the over body elk in and used evenly spaced wraps backwards keeping the hair on the top half of the body. When I reached the tail I made a few tight wraps, whip finished it and then wrapped forward with the same even spacing. After that business as usual, tied the underwing in, the main wing and then added a small clump of bleached hair to help with sighting it on the water.