Hook: Dry Fly 14-18
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Step 1: Mount your hook in the vise and wrap the thread to the bend of the hook. |
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Step 2: Tie in the hackle fibers approximately the length of the shank of the hook. I often go the length of the entire hook. Feel free to tie them as a split tail with 4-5 fibers each side if you prefer. |
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Step 3: Twist on a small amount of dubbing. |
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Step 4: Dub a slender body. |
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Step 5: Tie in the hackle. |
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Step 6: Wrap the hackle over the thorax. Do not crowd the eye. |
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Step 7: Tie in the wing. Measure the wing to the bend of the hook, change hands, and bind down. Grip it firmly to prevent it from spinning. Don’t let go with your left hand until it is secure. |
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Step 8: Then whip fining under the butts of the hair to clear the eye of the hook. |
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Step 9: Trim the butts over the eye of the hook. Then trim the hackle even with the hook point. Now go catch some fish. |
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