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Tying
Instructions:
1) Crimp the hook
bard and place the bead on the hook. Insert the
hook in the vise and push the bead up to the
hook eye. Secure the thread just behind the
bead. Wrap the thread to the bend, then forward
again to form the body. For a thicker body,
simply repeat.
2) Just behind the
eye, tie in a very sparse clump of marabou so
the tips extend just beyond the bend. Three or
four fibers should do it, using the fluffier
type rather than the fine straight fibers. For
more on marabou, click
here.
Clip the excess.
3) Select a
well-marked body feather from a ringneck hen
pheasant. Other birds, such as mallard or
grouse also work well. Trim off the tip at a
length of about half a hook gap longer than the
entire hook. Insert this into the bead and take
a few wraps of thread to secure it on top.
4) For the collar,
you can either use a dubbing loop, inserting the
CDC fibers then spinning, or tie the CDC feather
in behind the bead by the tip and winding for
two turns. Tie off and clip the excess. Trim
any excessively long fibers... a judgment call,
as sometimes overly long CDC fibers can add to
the pattern and simulate legs or antennae.
5) Whip finish and
coat the thread wraps behind the bead with
cement.
NOTE: This fly is
most productive (lakes or streams) when
retrieved in very short, quick, erratic strips.
This could imitate small fry, diving sedges, or
larger emergers.
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