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bamapatriot
07-07-08, 04:35 PM
A twist on a popular pattern

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Ingredients:
Hook: standard dry fly hook, sz 18
Thread: Uni olive, 8/0
Tail: dun hackle fibers
Body: olive turkey biot
Wing: grey antron
Hackle: Grizzly

Recipe:

1. Hook in vise, thread on hook
2. Tie in tail. The tail should be about shank length
3. Tie in the biot by the tip with the but extending past the tail and the dark edge on top.
4. build a slightly tapered body with thread and leave the thread at the eye
5. Wrap the biot forward in even wraps up to the eye
tie off the biot at around the 1/4 - 1/3 point and trim the extra material
6. Tie in wing, divide and post the base of each wing
7. Prepare a hackle feather and tie in
8. Take a few wraps behind the wings and a few wraps in front
9. Whip finish
10. Trim the wings to just longer than the hackle