Chartreuse Cruncher VariantMaterialsHook - size 10 Fulling Mill short shank special
Thread - UTC Fl Chartreuse 70
Rib - UTC Med mirage opal tinsel
Counter rib - x small Chartreuse Wire
Body - 2 strands of natural peacock herl
Tail - Feather fibres from a dark coloured Hen cape
Hackle - Dyed Chartreuse Jungle cock tip
1. Place hook in the vice and catch in the thread, catch in fibres for tail and tie in untill the thread hangs in line with the point of the hook.
Return thread back up to just behind the eye.
2. Tie in the counter rib first ( Chartreuse wire) and run down to the point of the hook again, return thread back to just below the eye. Tie in the main rib ( Mirage tinsel ) and run down to the point of the hook again, return thread back to just below the eye.
3. Tie in 2 strands of natural peacock herl at the eye and run down to the point of the hook again, return thread back to just below the eye.
4. Spin the 2 strands of herl close together all the way up to below the eye to form the body, secure with thread.
5. Rib the body firstly clockwise with the mirage tinsel to below the eye and secure tinsel with the tying thread.
6. Rib the body anti clock wise with the X small Chartreuse wire to below the eye and secure with tying thread.
This in time will save the fly from falling to bits once its pulled out a few of Mikes troot
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7. Select a piece of dyed Chartreuse Jungle cock tip from your cape. Remove one side of the hackle to keep it from getting over hackled and it will cloak the fly nicer.
8. Tie the hackle in as follows, then cut off the wee tip above the eye of the hook.
9. I normally give it 1 and a half turns of the hackle, then secure with the thread.
10. Whip finish fly and apply some Sally hansen to the head and job complete.
Tight lines
Baz.
