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| Name | General Proctologist |
| Category | Steelhead / Salmon / Sea-Run Cutthroat |
| Hook | Alec Jackson (Daichi 2050 or 2051) Spey Fly Hook sizes #5 through
#1.5 |
| Thread | 8/0 Fire Orange (UniThread) |
| Tag | Small Gold Oval Tinsel
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| Tail | Black Bucktail accented with Orange and Yellow Bucktail and Black Krystal Flash |
| Body | Hot Orange HareLine Steelhead & Salmon Dubbin or Hareline Hot Orange STS Trilobal Dub w/ palmered Yellow Saddle Hackle or Schlappen |
| Collar | Orange Saddle Hackle or Schlappen |
| Front Carapace | Golden Pheasant rump feathers Black over Orange or Black over 'natural' Gold/Yellow. The Carapace is tied flat and directly on top of the body and should extend well into the tail |
| Head | 8/0 Fire Orange (UniThread) |
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The General Proctologist, a variation of Drury's "General Practitioner", was tied by contributing tyer, Scott Howell of Bothell, WA. See his notes below.
SCOTT'S NOTES: This fly, originated by Colonel Esmund Drury, is a must-have for Salmon and Steelhead. Sea-run Cutthroat Trout can also be landed using G.P.'s tied on smaller hooks (#7 and #6). This versatile pattern is also dressed in Black, Purple, Pink, Red, Claret, and Chartreusse. I've also
used (successfully) combinations of Black and Blue on overcast days ( see
General Proctologist, Blue ).
With no disrespect intended (especially to Col. Drury!), I renamed this fly because alligning and tying in the Carapace can be (for me) a genuine pain in the 'back side'!
Do you have any questions about this fly?
Email: burkemeister@salmonfly.net
