Sanchez Ragtop

[Scott P.]

Couple mods to Scott Sanchez Convertible – added foam for floatation (landau roof?) and, for smaller (#12-14) swapped Congo Hair for the calftail Trude/Wulff wing (less bulk at tie in; still like calftail for #10 and larger).  Lot of the steps are similar to the Neversink Trude; front end’s a bit different.  Great little fly for pocket water; the Trude/Wulff combo wing is very visible.  

hook – Dai Riki 320 (#12)
thread – Uni 6/0 camel
tail – moose body
body – peacock herl
overbody – 2mm foam strip brown
wing – Congo Hair white
hackle – saddle brown/grizzly
legs – round rubber brown (med)

attach thread to hook at about the 60% mark

attach a clump of moose body, little bit longer than hook gape

and trim ends

trim a strip of 2mm foam (hook gap width) to a point

spread a little Crazy Glue on hook shank

and tie in foam overbody

tie in 6-8 strands of peacock herl

and wrap forward with thread (re-enforces peacock) to 60% position

wrap thread back to middle of peacock

attach near leg

far

pull foam forward, tie in with 2 soft wraps (so as not to cut the foam)

trim foam & provide smooth thread base for wing & hackle

pull out a clump of Congo Hair

tie in wing, let it hang over back & front

pull legs back, wrap lead-free wire over them and rear wing to keep them out of the way

divide front wing clump, figure 8 wrap and post wings

attach hackle and wrap (3 behind and 3 in front), tie off, add a little Miss Hansen

trim front wing a little higher than hackle tips

pull rear wing back and trim even with tail

and you’re done

Cutts love it in rusty orange; tan, green, yellow, black, even purple have been effective.  Calftail wing versions

Regards,
Scott

[Jeff Smith]

That is one of the coolest flies I have seen in a long time! Thanks for posting it, I see a box full of them in my future.
Jeff 😎

[Colin M.]

That is a pretty sweet attractor.

[Tim Angeli]

Very nice fly Scott…I bet it would do some serious damage here in NZ.

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