| 1/
First off wrap a base of thread. Then get a small
amount of Hi-Vis fibres to make the wing. Use an
amount half as thick as shown here but twice as
long. Tie in horizontally halfway along the clump
of Hi Vis leaving you with half on the left and
half on the right side of the hook when viewed from
above. Grip the Hi Vis and hold it vertically in
place while several horizontal wraps are used as
a base to tie the hackle on. Trim the wing. |
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| 2/ Next
wind a thread base to the rear of the fly. Once
again we use the hook barb as a guide winding the
thread to a point just above this. Now get 2 pieces
of flashabou or Krystal Flash or similar and tie
in as a tail/shuck. This must be from a highly reflective
material to create the illusion of a trailing shuck.
Trim the excess and go to Step 3. |
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| 3/
Take a piece of V-Rib in the colour to suit (brown)
and tie in at the rear of the fly as we have done
the ribbing in many of the previous fly patterns
featured. Make sure it is tied in very firmly and
remove any excess material so that it can later
be wound on flat with no protruding hump in it.
When it looks like the accompanying photo wind the
thread forward to the wing post and move to step
5. |
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| 4/ Now
taking the v-rib between the thumb and forefingers
of your right hand (reverse for left handed tier)
and wind forward to the wing post. Turns should
be away from you in the clockwise direction with
each successive turn just forward of the previous
ones. Tie off and trim the excess and then wind
the thread to the front of the wing. |
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| 5/ Now
select one piece of peacock herl and tie in. Be
sure to tie in thick side up as shown. Remove any
excess herl. You can if you wish use more herl or
even a brown dubbing for the thorax although I have
had the most success using the one strand of herl.
If you do choose to use a dubbing use something
with a bit of movement like seals fur. |
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| 6/
Find a good feather from your cape. I would recommend
using one from a cape and not a saddle as the tapering
of these feathers makes for much nicer parachute
style flies. Tie it in at the back of the wing with
the shiny side facing slightly towards you and upwards.
This will greatly help when winding it in later.
Trim the excess Feather stub and bring the thread
forward to the hook eye. |
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| 7/ Being
very careful not to break the herl wind it forward
to the thread and tie off. As with the v-rib abdomen
wind away from you in a clockwise direction with
each successive turn to the front of the previous
one. Try and get a nice plump thorax. When this
is finished secure it and remove the excess herl
once again. Add a half hitch for strength and as
insurance. |
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| 9/ Now
wind in the hackle. Wind the hackle around the wing
post in a clockwise direction. Use between three
and five turns with each successive turn beneath
the previous one. When complete take the thread
and make three horizontal turns catching the hackle
feather and locking it in place. The first over
the feather, second under and the third over it
again.. Add a couple of half hitches behind the
eye to finish. |
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| 10/
This is how the fly should look when viewed from
above. Note the hackle is quite sparse and is just
enough to float the fly. This should be varied depending
on the water to be fished and as this fly is more
often used in the chop around Ballarat or Tasmania's
Central Highlands more hackle is often used. A rule
of thumb is the calmer the water the less hackle. |
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