Tying Instructions
- Hook: TMC 101 #10-16
- Thread: Yellow 6/0
- Tail: Moose Hair
- Body: Yellow Thread
- Wing: Deer Hair
- Shellback: Deer Hair
- Hackle: Mixed Grizzly and Brown
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Yellow Humpy Tying Instructions |
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Notes: Many fly historians believe the Humpy originated during the late 1930's by California Fly Tyer, Jack Horner, in the Hat Creek area of the Northern Sierras. It was known as Horner's Deer Hair Fly. A similar fly at the time was the Canadian fly, Tom Thumb. Yellowstone Outfitter, Pat Barnes created a similar pattern known as the Goofus Bug in 1943. At first, the fly was referred to as the Goofus Bug by Dan Bailey in Montana or the Horner Deer Hair Fly in California. It is probably one of the most successful attractor flies created. Due to the hollow hair , the large profile, and the way the hair is utilized, the Humpy has great floatability and can be used in most western streams. At some point within the late 1940's, the term "Humpy" was attached to the fly within the regions of Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the name stuck. Many variations have evolved from this fly. The most popular is the Yellow Humpy. Tied in sizes 14-16, the Yellow Humpy can be used to imitate Little Yellow Sallies and small Golden Stoneflies. The basic body colors can be changed to red, green, or tan using Floss for the body material. The Royal Humpy was a variation by Jack Dennis of Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the 1960's. It brings the visibility characteristics of the Royal Wulff and combines the Humpy's very buggy appearance. The Adams Humpy is used for certain gray mayfly hatches as well as an excellent attractor pattern. The Black Humpy was a variation developed by Ramona Bressler in the 1960's and is particularly good during overcast conditions as a beetle imitation. The most recent variation is the Double Humpy which was actually a mistake at the vise by Joe Allen in 1981 but ended up working so well on the stream that it became another pattern. |
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