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General Practitioner
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| Parts | Material |
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| hook | Salmon or Spey hook 1.5 to 2/0 |
| thread | Orange 6/0 |
| Tag | Flat Gold |
| Tail | Orange Faux Polar Bear, Skunk, or Bucktail - long - extending 1" past hook bend. |
| Body | Orange Angora Dubbing |
| Rib | Oval Gold |
| Body Hackle | Orange Schlappen |
| Pinchers | Golden Pheasant Neck Feather, notched and mounted mid-shank extending to hook bend. |
| Rear Wing | 2 Golden Pheasant body feathers, tips extending to first "bar" on Pinchers |
| Front Wing | 2 Golden Pheasant body feathers, extending back to center of Rear Wing |
| Collar | Orange Dyed Guinea or Gadwall |
| Head | Orange Thread |
Description:
The General Practitioner was developed in the early 1950's by Lt Colonel Esmond Drury as an imitation of a shrimp to be used on the River Test.
One of my favorite patterns to tie and fish. Try various colors - Purple, Black, Red, Wine.
1. Lay down thread base
2. Tie in and lay down tag, tie in tail material & clip excess.
3. Tie in rib and body hackle
4. Dub thread and wrap forward to midpoint, tie off, run rib and body hackle to midpoint and tie off, but leave excess.
5. Tie in notched GP neck feather, overlay with GP back feathers.
6. Dub thread again and wrap to head, follow with rib and hackle, tie off and clip excess.
7. Tie in front wing of GP back feathers, add collar and create head.
