This dressing is identical to the Taff Price pattern, the Swannundaze Sedge Pupa that was introduced in Trout Fisherman in 1982.
Swannundaze is no longer available and by all accounts was a total pig to use!
V-Rib, made by UTC, is quite easily obtained and is an almost exact copy of Swannundaze, albeit far less rigid and easier to use.

V-Rib Sedge Pupa



The dressing given is from Tying and Fishing the Nymph - Taff Price (1995) with the substitution of V-Rib for the Swannundaze.
There, Price says of the dressing:
"The red fluorescent silk shines through the amber Swannundaze, looking like the blood and guts of a real insect. Use a yellow or green fluorescent for the clear olive pattern and red or yellow for the brown version."

Hook: Partridge K4A Grub Hook, sizes 8-12 (I used size 10 Kamasan B420)
Thread: Brown
Underbody: Fluorescent red floss
Overbody: Medium amber V-Rib
Rib: Peacock herl slotted between turns of V-Rib
Thorax: Brown natural or synthetic fur
Wing Case: Cock-pheasant tail fibres
Antennae: Two strands of cock-pheasant swept backwards
Legs: Brown Partridge



Clamp the hook in the vice and run the tying tread down well past the bend and tie in the peacock herl used as the rib.



Before you lash-down the V-Rib, cut the point at an angle as shown and also nibble the point. This serration makes it thinner and therefore less bumpy at the tail and also helps the tying thread grip the body material.



Carefully tie in the tip of the V-Rib with several tight turns of thread, making sure that the round portion of the material is uppermost.
Return the thread to the thorax area and add a 6 to 8 inch length of fluorescent floss.



Wind an even underbody with the floss, going right down to where the peacock herl and V-Rib were added and back up again.



Wind the V-Rib over the floss in touching turns. Lash down well at the thorax.



Trim up and then rib with the peacock herl, allowing the herl to slip between the turns of V-Rib.
Tie in and trim up.



Add the 2 antennae either side of the body. The pheasant tail fibres should extend at the angle shown and be at least 1.5 times the length of the body.
Also tie in about 15-20 pheasant tail fibres for the wing case.
Trim up to avoid mess and create a neat base of thread.



Dub the thorax material on to the thread and create a reasonably neat thorax.



Add a brown partridge feather at the head, once you've removed all the fluff and trimmed the feather stalk to size.



Attach hackle pliers to the tip of the centre of the partridge hackle and wind 2 or 3 turns. It helps to manipulate the fibres back between turns with your other hand.
Tie in, clearing the centre of the top of the shank of fibres sweeping down either side, and trim up.



Bring the pheasant fibres forward to create the wing case and tie down.



Trim up with fine sharp scissors, create a neat head, then whip finish and varnish.

OK - I'll have a go at this one. V-rib is the same as Magic Glass? I only have clear so I'll need to experiment with the colour. Thanks for posting this.

Dave

A very nice looking fly.

Hi Dave.
I'm not sure how the 2 products compare.
I got the V-Rib here:
http://www.lakelandflytying.com/1690...vinyl_rib.aspx
and I notice they also sell something called Ice Stretch Lace
http://www.lakelandflytying.com/1689...etch_lace.aspx
which sounds similar.
Not sure about Magic Glass though as I've never tried that.

By Gum! That's a lovely fly...

richard

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Thanks for you responses

I finally got the medium olive V-Rib and tried that with a slightly modified dressing as suggested by Taff Price:

Hook: Partridge K4A Grub Hook, sizes 8-12 (I used size 10 Kamasan B420)
Thread: Olive
Underbody: Fluorescent lime green floss
Overbody: Medium olive V-Rib
Rib: Peacock herl slotted between turns of V-Rib
Thorax: Dyed olive hare fur
Wing Case: Dyed olive cock-pheasant tail fibres
Antennae: Two strands of olive cock-pheasant swept backwards
Legs: Dyed olive Partridge







The result is a much "softer" fly, but to be honest, unless you shine a very bright light at close distance to the fly, you don't see the fluorescent floss underbody at all, since the olive V-Rib seems a touch more opaque than the amber.
Still, looks like the olive version may be worth a try.

Two great looking flies and excellent SBS's Steve thanks, splendid tying skills also

Excellent flies Steve and great SBS. Thanks for sharing.

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Very nice Steve, job well done.

Another excellent SBS with a pattern that looks relatively easy to tie.

What would be the best way to fish this pattern?

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