Rio Grande King Soft Hackle (conversion)

[letumgo]

Rio Grande King Soft Hackle (conversion)
Hook - Mustad Model R50/Size 12
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Black)
Tail - Golden Pheasant Tippet Fibers (dyed red)
Body - Beaver Dubbing (Black)
Hackle - Indian Hen Saddle Hackle (dyed rich chocolate brown)

The inspiration came from one of Wayne's recent comments. I just had to try a soft hackle conversion of this pattern.

Question - Does anyone know who originated the Rio Grande pattern? I was familiar with the Rio Grande as a dry fly pattern. I normally think of this as a Trude style dry fly (wing of calf tail tyed low over the back).

Oooo, that gives me an idea. I think this could be tyed as a bubble-back pattern, by adding a clear antron over the back of the fly. Sounds interesting...

[CreationBear]

Here we go...that's a great flymphy profile.

[DUBBN]

I know it's been raining Ray, but you have to get out of the house!

[DUBBN]

The old and I mean OLD outdoor editor for the Rocky Mountain News claimed he only needed 3 patterns to catch fish in Colorado. A Rio Grande King Dry, a Rio Grande King Wet, and any other pattern as long as it was a Rio Grande King.

[letumgo]

I was tending the house this weekend, while the missus was out and about. Made for some nice quiet time. Tying takes my mind off the world.

[willowhead]

Way Cool..... .....tied my ass off allll day, again tomorrow and the day after that, and the day after that......then Conclave will be over. Tonight was the President Awards Dinner............they showed a great film all about the founding of the FFF and the first ever Conclave in 1965. It was really cool, and very historicaly interesting.....clairified a lot of facts.....about TGF's role in the forming of the FFF. Tomorrow we tye from 11 a.m. til 8 p.m. Actually i'm the only one who does that.....all other tyers tye either the first or second half of that time period.