Name General Proctologist Category Steelhead / Salmon / Sea-Run Cutthroat Hook Alec Jackson (Daichi 2050 or 2051) Spey Fly Hook sizes #5 through #1.5 Thread 8/0 Fire Orange (UniThread) Tag Small Gold Oval Tinsel Tail Black Bucktail accented with Orange and Yellow Bucktail and Black Krystal Flash Body Hot Orange HareLine Steelhead & Salmon Dubbin or Hareline Hot Orange STS Trilobal Dub w/ palmered Yellow Saddle Hackle or Schlappen Collar Orange Saddle Hackle or Schlappen Front Carapace Golden Pheasant rump feathers Black over Orange or Black over 'natural' Gold/Yellow. The Carapace is tied flat and directly on top of the body and should extend well into the tail Head 8/0 Fire Orange (UniThread)

The General Proctologist, a variation of Drury's "General Practitioner", was tied by contributing tyer, Scott Howell of Bothell, WA. See his notes below.

SCOTT'S NOTES: This fly, originated by Colonel Esmund Drury, is a must-have for Salmon and Steelhead. Sea-run Cutthroat Trout can also be landed using G.P.'s tied on smaller hooks (#7 and #6). This versatile pattern is also dressed in Black, Purple, Pink, Red, Claret, and Chartreuse. I've also used (successfully) combinations of Black and Blue on overcast days ( see General Proctologist, Blue ).

With no disrespect intended (especially to Col. Drury!), I renamed this fly because alligning and tying in the Carapace can be (for me) a genuine pain in the 'back side'!