Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Fly Tying => Topic started by: Mike Barrio on 20/02/2010 at 11:25
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Since nobody has entered yet I can only assume that everybody else is busy perfecting their photography and descriptions for this month.
Hook: size twelve nymph style hook
Back of the fly:3/8" scud back sort of charcoal in colour
Underbody: fine lead wire
Main body: hares ear dubbing
Thorax:eumer spectra dubbing peacock green
one dark brown sharpie
Rib: fine copper wire and 3lb nylon
thread 17/0 uni white
Fix the hook in the vice and run the thread down past the bend to where it becomes vertical
(http://i46.tinypic.com/5ewv2s.jpg)
Tie in a length of scub back I don't bother to cut it at this point to avoid wasting some material needlessly
(http://i50.tinypic.com/imndrt.jpg)
Wrap the body in lead wire and coat it with some zap a gap and then cover it in the tying thread going up and down as many times as is necessary until there is a good layer of thread covering the wire
(http://i49.tinypic.com/23vezrq.jpg)
Tie in some fine copper wire and some 3lb nylon which will form the rib
(http://i46.tinypic.com/27zky2r.jpg)
Dub the body with the hares ear dubbing up to the point where the head of the "bug" should be
(http://i46.tinypic.com/4smhzn.jpg)
Dub the remainder of the hook with the eumer spectra peacock green dubbing
(http://i50.tinypic.com/707v5t.jpg)
Wind the copper wire up the body in even turns
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2e1uote.jpg)
Pull the sucb back over the hook and secure it at the eye with some tight turns of the tying thread
(http://i47.tinypic.com/opth60.jpg)
Wind the nylon up the hook in even turns in the same direction and spacing that you used for the copper wire, secure it with the tying thread
(http://i50.tinypic.com/16ntz7.jpg)
Trim off the excess scub back and nylon and pick out the body with a dubbing needle or an old toothbrush.
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2nt9ys2.jpg)
Using your dark brown sharpie colour in the section of scud back that covers the dark dubbing and also any tying thread. Then give the scud back a coat of varnish to fix the nylon in place. Et Voila!
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2vtv12a.jpg)
good luck.
Matt :z18