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Title: French Partridge Mayfly by JPM75
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 17/04/2011 at 02:56

I know Im a bit early for this fly but here it goes

French Partridge Mayfly.

Materials.
Hook:             Kamasan B830 size 10 classic long shank or similar
Tail:                4-5 Pheasant tail fibres
Body:             2mm strip of natural raffia ( moistened )
Rib:                Small oval gold tinsel
Body hackle:  Short fibred medium olive cock
Shoulder
Hackle:           Long fibred medium olive cock
Head Hackle:  Natural French Partridge
Thread:          Brown



Step 1:   Fix hook in the vice and wind on 5-6 turns of thread
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7140.jpg?t=1299932580)

Step 2:  Attach oval gold tinsel and wind thread until level with the barb
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7142.jpg?t=1299932580)(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7143.jpg?t=1299932810)

Step 3:  Tie in 4-5 pheasant tail fibres and bring your thread back to the eye catching down but ends on the way
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7144.jpg?t=1299932810)(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7145.jpg?t=1299932810)

Step 4:  Catch in a 2 mm strip of natural raffia (moistened) and tie down to the bend, bring your thread back stopping 3-4 mm from the eye
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7146.jpg?t=1299932810)(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7147.jpg?t=1299932810)

Step 5:  Wind the moistened raffia in touching turns back up to your thread and secure, trim waste and tidy up
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7148.jpg?t=1299932810)

Step 6:  Catch in the short fibred hackle by the stem and wind 1 turn at the front and palmer the body, bring your rib up through the hackle and secure, trim and tidy up
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7149.jpg?t=1299932810)(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7151.jpg?t=1299932810)

Step 7:  Catch in the larger fibred hackle by the tip, trim the waste, wind on 3-4 turns stroking the fibres back on each turn, secure, trim and tidy up
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7152.jpg?t=1299932810)(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7153.jpg?t=1299933091)

Step 8:  Tie in the French partridge by the tip and remove the waste piece, wind on 3-4 turns stroking back the fibres on each turn, secure the hackle, trim and tidy up
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7154.jpg?t=1299933091)(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7155.jpg?t=1299933091)

Step 9:  Build a neat head, whip finish and add a couple of coats of varnish,  Done.
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7156.jpg?t=1299933091)
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/jpm75/IMG_7157.jpg?t=1299933091)