Tying Directions:
- Tie thread on the hook starting from half of the hook shank back to the
bend of the hook. When you do this, it gives you a guide as to what the
right dimensions should be for the finished fly.
- Cut a clump of Elk or Deer hair and stack to align the tips. Using the
tips as the tail, tie the hair in with just a couple of turns. Pull the cut
ends, facing the hook eye, back and tie in some yellow floss, or any color
of floss you wish.
- Wrap the floss towards the eye and leave some room for the hackle. Now,
remember the thread that you started half way on the hook shank, use that
point as a reference and wrap floss half way between the eye and the
point where the thread was started. You will be covering up the starting
thread and wrapping about another 1/8" to 1/16" towards the eye.
You want to leave some bare hook so that the hackle has some room, and can
sit on a straight surface. You don't end up trying to tie off at the eye
itself when you leave some room like this.
- Tie off the floss, and then tie in a dark grizzly hackle.
- Wrap the hackle on and whip finish.
Notes:
To add a larger floating surface, tie in two grizzly hackle, and wrap one at
a time.
This fly sits up high, and is easy to see in the choppy water. If you want,
you can use dark Elk hair to change the tone of the fly. Both work and I've had
good luck with them holding up.
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