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 Fly Tier: Tony Spezio |
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Tying Instruction : 1) I start with three strands of Moose Mane stretched between two hackle pliers. One is spring loaded to the bobbin rest, the other on the vise. 2) I start with one overhand knot with the dark color on the right side. After the first knot is made the light color will be on the right side. This will be your "odd" number knots. All of the light color thread goes over the top and the dark color under the bottom. This gives you the woven pattern with two light and one dark line on the bottom and two dark and one light line on top. 3) On the light color, the picker is inserted from the top of the loop for the knot, on the dark color, the picker is inserted from the bottom of the loop for the knot. After the extended body is made it is attached to a Size 14 LO 55 EagleClaw Scud hook by laying the moose hair on top of the hook and wrapping with the 8/0 tying thread. 4) When the hair is attached to the hook, bring the tying thread forward and hang it on the bobbin rest. Turn the vise and hook facing you and make another six knots over the shank and moose hair. Stop the knots about 2/3 of the shank behind the eye. At this point tie off the body thread and moose mane and clip the excess at the tie off point. 5) For the wing, use a length of Antron and tie it in on top, parallel to the shank. Tying it in this way makes a thin profile. Lift the Antron and post it at the base. 6) Tie in a hackle and dub a thorax. Wrap the hackle and tie off. Clip the top of the Antron to shape the wing like a sail.. Note : Tony Spezio is a professional fly tier and rod builder who lives in Flippin Arizona. My pictures don't do justice to his beautifully crafted flies. |
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