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 Fly Tier: Rick Harrington |
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Tying Instruction : 1) Tie on hook approximately two-thirds the length from the hook eye. 2) Wrap lead wire over the first two-thirds of the hook shank and clip off. Tie lead by working thread back to hook eye. 3) Tie on a pencil-sized bunch of light deer hair under the eye so that the butts extend at least 1/2 an inch beyond the eye. Lash the deer hair down under the hook with wide-open turns; finish by cutting the deer hair off directly above the barb of the hook. Tie down ends of deer hair with a few tight wraps. 4) Tie on squirrel tail antennae. 5) Tie on (overbody) squirrel tail by the tips at hook bend. 6) Tie on mono eyes. 7) Cut claws from ringneck pheasant body feather and coat with piobond glue. Tie on claws at hook bend. 8) Tie on pheasant rump feather (legs) by the tip at the hook bend. 9) Work thread forward to mid shank and tie on olive chenille. Wrap chenille back to hook bend and the back to thread to make a bulbous thorax. 10) Pull pheasant rump feather over thorax to form legs and tie off. 11) Pull squirrel tail over thorax to form shellback and wrap open turns to hook eye. 12) Finish the fly with a few tight turns and a whip finish. 13) Coat shellback with piobond. |
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