Tying Instructions
Rear Hook:
1. Start wrapping thread on hook at eye and for base to bend in hook.
2. Tie in clump of white marabou at bend of hook, extending about
1" to the rear
3. Tie is a strip of crosscut chinchilla at the bend of the hook,
with a small strip extending back with the tail. Wrap thread back
to the eye.
4. Palmer the chinchilla strip around the hook working toward the
eye. Make sure the fur points toward the rear.
5. Tie of end of chinchilla strip at eye. Tie in flashabou accent
on each side of the fly. Whip finish and apply small amount of Hard
as Nails.
Front Hook:
1. Start wrapping thread on hook at eye and for base to bend in hook.
2. Tie in one end of braided wire along the top of the hook with tag
end extending to the rear about 1 inch. Superglue under wire along
hook. Pass tag end of braided wire through eye of rear hook with both
hooks pointing down. Tie in tag end of braided wire on top of other
end of wire forming a tight loop at the eye of the rear hook. Superglue
down and wrap thread to eye.
3. Tie on dumbell eyes on bottom of hook about 1/4" back from
eye. (Note: This is on the opposite side as a clouser is tied. I didn’t
want it to ride hook up.) Wrap thread back to bend of hook.
4. Tie is small clumps of marabou on each side of fly, flowing back
along sides of rear fly.
3. Tie is a strip of crosscut chinchilla at the bend of the hook,
with a small strip extending back over the rear fly. Wrap thread back
to the rear of dumbell eyes.
4. Palmer the chinchilla strip around the hook working toward the
rear of the dumbell eyes. Make sure the fur points toward the rear.
Tie off.
5. Tie in flashabou accent on each side of the fly. Tie in a small
clump of red marabou on each side of fly forming gills.
6. Build up head with thread, whip finish.
7. Coat head with pearl nail polish. Finish coat with clear Hard as
Nails.
8. Cut off the point of the hook, just past the bend.
