Step 1
Take 6 Olive Chinese neck hackle feathers and tie 3 on either side of the hook shaft at the back near the hook bend so they are splayed facing outwards
Step 2
Make your 1st dubbing loop and place a 50mm length of brown raccoon fur zonker strip between.
Step 3
Snip of the leather strip and push fur as close to the cotton as possible.
Step 4
Twist fur onto the loop. Wet fingers and run through fur getting rid of any loose strands
Step 5
Wrap dubbin loop around the hook shaft pulling back the fur with each turn.
Step 6
Take clumps of 3 Ostrich hurl feathers and place around the hook shaft leaving the bottom free.
Step 7
Tie on 3 medium grizzly saddles to the top and sides
Step 8
Repeat steps 2;3;4;5;6
Step 7
Now take 6 thin long grizzly hackles and place around the top section of the hook
Step 9
Make one last dubbing loop and place a 60 mm length of yellow Raccoon fur between, snip leather off and spin onto the loop. Then wrap around the hook shaft. Whip finish and place a dab of head cement over the front. Stick on some eyes if wanted.
Materials
Thread: xx strong white 75D
Hook/Tube: Gamakatsu SL12 big game saltwater hook/Eumer tube
6 Olive Schlappeen feathers
Raccoon zonker fur - Brown
3 x medium Grizzly hackles
6x thin long Grizzly hackles
Yellow raccoon zonker fur
2 comments:
Fantastic fly mate, I love it!
Wow! I'm in love with that fly :) That's the next one I'll be trying to tie (success is relative).
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