Western Clave Rookie's Report..Looong Part One of ??

Dave asks:
Reference the pattern. Is it somewhere on the swap archives? If not, I'd
like, if you are willing to share, the recipe, or a pic, or a web site.
(greedy ain't I)

yes, you are.....however, as I am a generous soul, here is the recipe. I will
take a couple of photos of an example from the next batch I crank out(note,
Makela is out, he will be whining for them soon).

Tom's Stone Nymph:
Hook--bent shank nymph(Dai Riki 700B)
sizes 6-10
weight--.015 inch lead wire,midshank to
immediately behind hookeye.
tails--goose biots, amber
overback--gold Bugskin, marked with black
and grey markers.
rib--yellow cotton sewing thread
body--coarse mix(see below),tan/orange
wingcase--tannish turkey wing(dyed)
hackle--light ginger saddle(webby and soft)
thread--Danville orange 6/0 or 3/0

Now, for the how-to part.....with weighted hook in vise, wrap underbody of some
light colored yarn. I use an orange color, but it really doesn't matter. Rib
underbody with thread to tailing area. Tie biots astride rear of underbody,
splaying them. Tie overback to rear of body, then ribbing thread. Dub body to
near bend of hook shank. Pull overback forward, rib with thread. Tie off and
clip excesses. Tie in wingcase feather slip(any well-marked mottled tannish
thing will do). Tie in webby rooster saddle, shiny side forward. Dub to a bit
behind eye, palmer saddle 3 or 4 turns to front, clip fibers on top and bottom.
Pull wingcase over and tie down, do not clip excess. Wrap thread forward right
to eye of hook over the excess slip of wingcase feather.
dub back to tiedown over thorax,somewhat thickly. Pull slip of wingcase feather
back, and tie down, clip to the shape of second wingcase. Saturate tie down
point, and wingcase and head with lacquer, or flexible cement(preferred). Let
dry and flatten the whole mess with pliers. Flatten well.

Note on fur mix: I use the following for yellow stone nymphs:
1 part--orange hareline
2 part--pale yellow hareline
2 part--golden stone hareline
1 part--cream goat(seal sub)
1 part--amber goat
the whole mess ends up a pale orange.
Now, you can make these in a black or brown variation, and they are effective,
but Makela won't buy themg.
hope this helps
Tom

Dave asks:
Reference the pattern. Is it somewhere on the swap archives? If not, I'd
like, if you are willing to share, the recipe, or a pic, or a web site.
(greedy ain't I)

yes, you are.....however, as I am a generous soul, here is the recipe. I will
take a couple of photos of an example from the next batch I crank out(note,
Makela is out, he will be whining for them soon).

Tom's Stone Nymph:
Hook--bent shank nymph(Dai Riki 700B)
sizes 6-10
weight--.015 inch lead wire,midshank to
immediately behind hookeye.
tails--goose biots, amber
overback--gold Bugskin, marked with black
and grey markers.
rib--yellow cotton sewing thread
body--coarse mix(see below),tan/orange
wingcase--tannish turkey wing(dyed)
hackle--light ginger saddle(webby and soft)
thread--Danville orange 6/0 or 3/0

Now, for the how-to part.....with weighted hook in vise, wrap underbody of some
light colored yarn. I use an orange color, but it really doesn't matter. Rib
underbody with thread to tailing area. Tie biots astride rear of underbody,
splaying them. Tie overback to rear of body, then ribbing thread. Dub body to
near bend of hook shank. Pull overback forward, rib with thread. Tie off and
clip excesses. Tie in wingcase feather slip(any well-marked mottled tannish
thing will do). Tie in webby rooster saddle, shiny side forward. Dub to a bit
behind eye, palmer saddle 3 or 4 turns to front, clip fibers on top and bottom.
Pull wingcase over and tie down, do not clip excess. Wrap thread forward right
to eye of hook over the excess slip of wingcase feather.
dub back to tiedown over thorax,somewhat thickly. Pull slip of wingcase feather
back, and tie down, clip to the shape of second wingcase. Saturate tie down
point, and wingcase and head with lacquer, or flexible cement(preferred). Let
dry and flatten the whole mess with pliers. Flatten well.

Note on fur mix: I use the following for yellow stone nymphs:
1 part--orange hareline
2 part--pale yellow hareline
2 part--golden stone hareline
1 part--cream goat(seal sub)
1 part--amber goat
the whole mess ends up a pale orange.
Now, you can make these in a black or brown variation, and they are effective,
but Makela won't buy themg.
hope this helps
Tom

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...
Dave asks:
Reference the pattern. Is it somewhere on the swap archives? If not,
I'd
like, if you are willing to share, the recipe, or a pic, or a web site.
(greedy ain't I)

yes, you are.....however, as I am a generous soul, here is the recipe.

(good info snipped)
Tom

Thanks Tom for the detailed response. I'll tie up a few. Can never have
enough bugs with which to flail the water.
Dave

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...
Dave asks:
Reference the pattern. Is it somewhere on the swap archives? If not,
I'd
like, if you are willing to share, the recipe, or a pic, or a web site.
(greedy ain't I)

yes, you are.....however, as I am a generous soul, here is the recipe.

(good info snipped)
Tom

Thanks Tom for the detailed response. I'll tie up a few. Can never have
enough bugs with which to flail the water.
Dave

Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...
Dave asks:
Reference the pattern. Is it somewhere on the swap archives? If not,
I'd
like, if you are willing to share, the recipe, or a pic, or a web site.
(greedy ain't I)

yes, you are.....however, as I am a generous soul, here is the recipe. I
will
take a couple of photos of an example from the next batch I crank
out(note,
Makela is out, he will be whining for them soon).

Whine..Whine...



Excellent recipe snipped.. (and saved)

Now, you can make these in a black or brown variation, and they are
effective,
but Makela won't buy themg.

Tom's laughing all of the way to the bank...I guess it's time for me to
learn how to tie them myself..


hope this helps
Tom

Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...
Dave asks:
Reference the pattern. Is it somewhere on the swap archives? If not,
I'd
like, if you are willing to share, the recipe, or a pic, or a web site.
(greedy ain't I)

yes, you are.....however, as I am a generous soul, here is the recipe. I
will
take a couple of photos of an example from the next batch I crank
out(note,
Makela is out, he will be whining for them soon).

Whine..Whine...



Excellent recipe snipped.. (and saved)

Now, you can make these in a black or brown variation, and they are
effective,
but Makela won't buy themg.

Tom's laughing all of the way to the bank...I guess it's time for me to
learn how to tie them myself..


hope this helps
Tom