| TYPE: |
Wet Fly |
| SIMULATES: |
Leech (Class Hirudinea) |
| HABITAT: |
Freshwater Lakes, Streams |
| DESIGNED TO TAKE: |
Trout, Bass |
| BACKGROUND: |
John Harken of The Patient Angler, Bend, Oregon is loath to take credit for originating any pattern certainly not this one, his improvement on the standard Woolly Bugger. Best combinations: trout, steelhead- black hackle/olive body, sizes 4 to 8; bass - brown hackle/body, sizes 6 and 8. Lead eyes are available in sizes mini to large. |
| MATERIALS: |
| Hook: |
Sizes 1-8 3X Long, 3X Strong TMC #5263or Mustad 9672 |
| Thread: |
3/0 black Monocord |
| Body: |
Chenille; Olive (with black hackle), brown (with brown hackle) |
| Collar: |
Body hackle butt, spun. |
| Head: |
Tying thread lacquered. |
| Tail: |
Marabou (Color to match Hackle); Pearlescent "Krystal Hair" |
| Weighting: |
Lead eyes, small or medium (sized to fly) |
| Cement: |
Black lacquer or head cement. |
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
- Pinch hook barb flat. Hone point sharp. Leave head space and tie in a pair of lead eyes atop shank. Coat with blank head cement; allow to dry.
- Wrap to above point of barb. Tie in one and a half shank length tail, using a generous clump of marabou; half-hitch. Tie in three strands of "Krystal Hair" each side of tail; strands should extend tail.
- Tie, in sequence, directly above hook: long hackle feather (tip first), two 6 inch lengths of "Krystal Hair" and a length chenille. Advance thread to eyes. Wrap chenille body forward. Secure.
- Wrap "Krystal Hair" rib forward to eyes. Secure; clip excess. Next palmer forward adjacent to rib and secure, then spin to form a hackle collar behind the eyes. Tie off; trim excess. Advance thread to head space.
- Stretch chenille forward atop shank between eyes. Secure; trim excess. Form a small head. Whip finish. Clip thread and cement.
Drawings Copyright © 1983, John F. McKim. All rights reserved.
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