Silver,
The "Shop Vac" is listed in the Blue Ribbon Flies 2002 tying instructions. It was designed by Rowen Nyman who work for Craig before he went out on his own. He guides out of the Lost Fork Ranch and ties professionally for the Montana Fly CO...
Back in the day, this was the fly in the bins at BRF that was called the "Shop Vac":
HOOK: TMC 2487,Daiichi 1130, Dai-Riki 135 #16 - #20
THREAD: Abdomen, Danville 6/0, #47, Tobacco Brown
RIB: Fine or x-sm gold wire
WING: White Zelon...tie off with Uni 8/0 Black or Gordon Griffith's 14/0 Black
BEAD: Gold Brass, sized to hook
The first time I saw it tied with pheasant tail was by Normand Frechette:
Shop Vac
Kelley G. Glissmeyer added the peacock herl thorax:
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Any of them work real good...
PT/TB
