Ausable Ugly Dressing and Recipe
The "Ausable Ugly" pattern is currently under patent pending status.
Richard Garfield, owner and operator of Fly Fish the Adirondacks is the
originator of this pattern.
Pictured below are step by step photos and descriptive text.
STEP 1---OFFER HOOK TO VISE.
STEP 2---START THREAD AT BEAD AND WRAP TO BEND.
STEP 3---STOP THREAD AT BEND.
STEP 4---CLIP A SECTION OF MUSKRAT BACK FOR THE TAIL.
STEP 5---OFFER MUSKRAT CLIPPING TO THE HOOK AT THE BEND.
STEP 6---ATTACH MUSKRAT TO HOOK WITH MULTIPLE
TIGHT WRAPS TO FORM TAIL.
STEP 7---MATE HEN SADDLE FEATHER AND FINE SILVER THEAD.
STEP 8---PLACE FEATHER AND WIRE NEXT TO WRAPS
HOLDING MUSKRAT TAIL.
STEP 9 10---WRAP FEATHER STEM AND WIRE TO HOOK
OVER THE WRAPS FOR THE MUSKRAT TAIL
AND WRAP FORWARD HALF WAY UP THE
SHANK AND BACK TO THE BEND TO FIRMLY
SECURE THE FEATHER STEM AND WIRE TO
THE HOOK SHANK.
STEP 11---DUB THE TYING THREAD WITH EITHER
WAX DUBBING OR SALIVA.
WAX DUBBING WILL FORM TIGHT BODY.
SALIVA WILL FORM LOOSE BODY.
STEP 12---OFFER DUBBING TO THREAD..
AMOUNTS WILL VARY UPON
SIZE OF BODY DESIRED.
STEP 13---TWIST DUBBING TO THREAD.
STEP14---WRAP DUBBING TOWARDS BEADHEAD
WHILE FORMING A BODY.
STEP 15---WRAP DUBBING TIGHT TO BEADHEAD.
STEP 16---WITH HACKLE PLIERS, PALMER THE GRIZZLY HEN SADDLE
FEATHER COMPLETLTY TO THE BEADHEAD, SECURE WITH
3-5 WRAPS.
STEP 17---WRAP SILVER WIRE TOWARDS BEADHEAD
AND WEAVE THROUGH THE PALMERED
GRIZZLY HEN HACKLE,STOP AT BEADHEAD
AND WRAP 2-3 TIMES TO SECURE. FINISH
WITH 3-5 WRAPPS OF THREAD TO FIRMLY
SECURE WIRE IN PLACE.
STEP 18---ADD SMALL AMOUNT OF DUBBING TO THREAD
WRAP AND JAM AGAINST THE BEADHEAD...
FINISH WITH WHIP FINISH OR HALF-HITCH KNOT
STEP 19---USE TOOTH BRUSH TO ROUGH UP THE FLY.
STEP 20--- TIE THE "UGLY" TO A STOUT 2X TIPPET,PRESENT
PROPERLY AND HANG ON!!!!!!!!