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B-Cubed Wonder Damsel
Tied by Warren Dobson |
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Thread: Black
Head: Black, olive or gold plastic bead
Abdomen: Braided olive rug yarn
Legs: Olive grizzly hackle
Tail: Olive rug yarn
Thorax: Olive rug yarn
Hook: Size 12,14 nymph/wet-fly hook
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| Tying Instructions |
- Flatten the barb and slide bead up to the eye of hook. Attach thread behind bead and wind back to the bend.
- Cut a length of 2-ply olive rug yarn about 7 inches long and separate the two strands. Attach only one strand at its midpoint over the bend of the hook with 2 or 3 wraps of thread. Half of the strand will now extend to the rear (over the bend) and the other half forward (over the eye).
- Divide the fibers of the front part of the yarn into two equal strands and tie one of them to the rear with 2 wraps of thread.(This step makes the rear part of the yarn about 3X the diameter of the front section). Now secure the rear-facing part of the yarn in your material clip to keep it out of the way. We will use it later to braid the abdomen.
- Take thread forward to the bead. Now with the front section of yarn, make one turn under the strands in your material clip and wind forward to the bead. Secure with 2 wraps of thread and return the thread to the bend.
- From the base of an olive grizzly hackle feather, cut a section about 1/2 to 3/4 inch long. Look at it closely and you will see that one side of the shaft is curved and shiny - the other flat and dull. You want the flat, dull side up when you tie it in. Trim a few barbules off each side of the shaft. Pull the remaining barbules back toward the butt and hold them with your thumb and finger. Tie it in (by the tip) on top of the hook just in front of the bend. It should extend rearward beyond the bend, with the butt of the feather toward the material clip. After forming the thorax we will pull it forward (like a wingcase).
- Take thread forward to the bead. Form the thorax with the yarn, winding first back to the bend and then forward to the bead. Tie off and trim yarn.
- Pull grizzly hackle section forward to form legs and tie off at the bead. Trim and whip-finish.
- Now separate the yarn in the material clip into three equal strands and braid it. Keep an even tension on all three strands for a uniform abdomen. When you have about 1 inch of braid, secure the yarn in the material clip again and tie off the braid with a short piece of tying thread. Put a drop of head cement on the tie-off location. When dry, trim ends of tying thread and cut off the ends of yarn to form the tail.
Proportions:
- Tail = Thorax
- Abdomen = 2X Thorax
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| Fishing Tips |
| I'll be interested to see the flies from fellow swappers. I hope this one will get tied and fished by a few of you. Despite the lengthy instructions, it's not difficult to tie. |
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