Note: The recipe I used was from Dick Stewart's and Farrow Allen's book, "Flies for Steelhead," and mentions that the tail should be tied in short, not extending beyond the hook barb.
Hook: Daichii 2421 size 4
Thread: 6/0 black
Tail: Natural Deer, Moose, or Elk body hair
Body: Butt ends of the hair used for the bound to the hook with criss cross wraps of thread
Wing: Natural Deer, Moose, or Elk body hair
Head: Flared hair from the wing clipped to form a head
Step 1: I like to attach the thread to the hook right behind the return wire. Wrap the thread back to a point on the hook shank directly above the point of the hook and return the thread to the rear of the return wire.
Step 2: Select your preferred hair, clip it off the hide as close to the hide as you can, and while firmly pinching the tips, use a small pet comb to remove all of the underfur. Gauge the length of the tail to go just beyond the end of the bend of the hook and tie it on the shank just behind the return wire. Try to get the hair to cover all sides of the hook shank. The cool part.....compress the hair to the shank with your fingers and make evenly spaced wraps of thread and stop at the hook point.
Step3: Make two extra turns at the base of the tail and spiral the thread wraps forward criss crossing the previous wraps. This will give the fly a segmented look. It's up to you if you want to coat the body and thread wraps with a flexible adhesive.
Step 4: Trim off the butt ends at the return wire or do so slightly past if you don't want to leave as much room in front of the head like I did. It's for a riffle hitch dad........not with that much room son. Darn. minus 1 attaboy.
Step 5: Select matching hair, and as in Step 2 clip it off the hide as close to the hide as you can, and while firmly pinching the tips, use a small pet comb to remove all of the underfur. Measure the wing so it extends to the rear of the hook and clip the butt ends while in your fingers so they are shorter than the wing tips when flared. When you slide scissors over the tips after they are tied in, the butt ends will stand up and make trimming them to shape much easier. Tie the hair on top of the hook shank and let it roll over to the far side and slightly under the hook shank.
Hook: Daichii 2421 size 4
Thread: 6/0 black
Tail: Natural Deer, Moose, or Elk body hair
Body: Butt ends of the hair used for the bound to the hook with criss cross wraps of thread
Wing: Natural Deer, Moose, or Elk body hair
Head: Flared hair from the wing clipped to form a head
Step 1: I like to attach the thread to the hook right behind the return wire. Wrap the thread back to a point on the hook shank directly above the point of the hook and return the thread to the rear of the return wire.
Step 2: Select your preferred hair, clip it off the hide as close to the hide as you can, and while firmly pinching the tips, use a small pet comb to remove all of the underfur. Gauge the length of the tail to go just beyond the end of the bend of the hook and tie it on the shank just behind the return wire. Try to get the hair to cover all sides of the hook shank. The cool part.....compress the hair to the shank with your fingers and make evenly spaced wraps of thread and stop at the hook point.
Step3: Make two extra turns at the base of the tail and spiral the thread wraps forward criss crossing the previous wraps. This will give the fly a segmented look. It's up to you if you want to coat the body and thread wraps with a flexible adhesive.
Step 4: Trim off the butt ends at the return wire or do so slightly past if you don't want to leave as much room in front of the head like I did. It's for a riffle hitch dad........not with that much room son. Darn. minus 1 attaboy.
Step 5: Select matching hair, and as in Step 2 clip it off the hide as close to the hide as you can, and while firmly pinching the tips, use a small pet comb to remove all of the underfur. Measure the wing so it extends to the rear of the hook and clip the butt ends while in your fingers so they are shorter than the wing tips when flared. When you slide scissors over the tips after they are tied in, the butt ends will stand up and make trimming them to shape much easier. Tie the hair on top of the hook shank and let it roll over to the far side and slightly under the hook shank.