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Bead Head Soft Hackle
Tied by Byard Miller |
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Bead: 3/32 Brass
Head: Dark brown Antron
Rib: Krystal Flash
Body: Mixture of hare's ear & olive Antron
Hook: Mustad 94845 size 14
Tail: None
Thread: Olive 6/0
Hackle: Olive hen
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| Tying Instructions |
I know...this isn't the traditional 'Nemes' style soft-hackle we are all so
used to...but I don't usually follow all the rules. I like to tye scruffy looking
flies because they seem to work better. I also like the addition of a small
bead so that I can fish faster water without the fly bobbing in the surface.
On with the recipe...
Slide bead onto the hook and attach thread. Make enough wraps behind bead
to keep it from moving. Wind thread toward rear and attach a strand of
Krystal flsah. Dub the body tapering to about the 3/4 position. Wrap on the
ribbing with about 5 wraps and tie off and trim. Attach the hen hackle by
it's tip and wrap 2 to 3 turns. Tie off the hackle and trim the excess. Brush
the hackle fibers backwards and make additional wraps of the thread so
that the fibers lay rearward. Apply the brown dubbing and wrap on the head
up to the bead. Whip finish and start castin'... |
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