Flies Of Yesteryear: Squirrel

Here's another simple yet highly effective Doug Prince pattern.   Let's take a quick look at his Squirrel pattern.

Tying notes:

(1)  Prince would have tied his squirrel on either a Mustad 3906B or 7957BX hook.  I have given it a slight modern look by tying the pattern on Fulling Mill's Czech Nymph Hook for more an emerger profile.
(2)  Early pattern books call for leaving the guard hairs in with the dubbing and a shaggy body picked out.  This time I elected to only picked out the thorax area to simulate the wing case opening during emergence.
(3)  The pattern recipe calls for gray squirrel body however, I went with a professionally tanned Russian squirrel.  The hair is softer and a slightly darker gray.

Materials:

Hook:  1XL or 2XL nymph hook, sizes 6-14.
Thread:  Black, size of choice. (12/0 Veevus pictured)
Tail:  Squirrel guard hairs taken from the back
Body:  Squirrel body
Hackle:  Hen, grizzly