Hook - standard dry
Size - #4-#14
Thread - 6/0 or 8/0
Tail - moose's mane for larger flies, hackle fiber for
smaller
Body - deer hair
Wing - deer hair
Hackle - grizzly
Instructions: Tie the tail and wing in
first then tie in the stem of the hackle and also leave
upright. Stack the deer hair for the body to even the
tips then trim the butts to an equal length. Tie the
deer hair in at the eye of the hook tips first winding
the thread to the eye of the hook then back to the wing
post. Next, place fingers at the eye of the hook and
fold the hair backwards over the shank, grasping the
hair with your other hand draw it back. This will now
leave the other hand free to take the bobbin and anchor
the hair with two or three wraps in front the wing post.
Then wrap the thread diagonally backward over the body
to the desired link. Make several wraps here and do the
same thing forward making two complete passes over the
body to provide adequate strength. Being careful not to
cut of the tails trim the butts leaving an 1/8" past the
wraps. Then proceed with wrapping the hackle and tie off
where the initial wraps were placed to anchor the body
and cement the wrap at that point.
Comment: This fly pictured is for the Hexagenia but can
easily be tied for a variety of mayflies by simply
varying the colors. The head of this style is
particularly nice because materials never interfere with
the eye of the hook. Thanks to Lance Kekel.
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