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Tie the white polypropylene yarn in at the wing position. Let it stick out over the hook eye and trim to the proper length. Cut the deer hair and even the tips in a hair stacker. Trim off the butt ends leaving the hair twice the length of the hook shank. Hold the deer hair on the hook shank with the tips extending beyond the back of the hook and the butt ends even with the place you tied in the polypropylene. Do not overlap the deer hair and the polypropylene.
Tie the deer hair to the hook using a spiral wrap back to the bend in the hook and take three overlapping turns to hold the deer hair in place. Let the bobbin hang at the bend of the hook and use both hands to pull the deer hair forward on all sides of the hook shank. The tips of the deer hair should be even with the tip of the white polypropylene wing in front of the hook eye. Hold the deer hair firmly against the hook shank with one hand and take six evenly spaced spiral wraps back to the wing position.! Take three overlapping turns at the wing position to hold the deer hair.
Let the bobbin hang at the wing position. Use both hands to pull the white polypropylene wing and deer hair tips up to form the wing. Hold the wing in an upright position with one hand and take five wraps of thread around the bare hook shank tight against the front of the wing. Take three turns around the base of the wing before letting go. The wing should now stand in a vertical position on its own.
Tie in a grizzly hackle at the wing position and take three turns of hackle behind the wing and three turns in front of the wing. The hackle should be the same length as the wing. Finish off the head with a few turns of thread and whip finish. Apply head cement and fan out the wing so it mixes with the grizzly hackle on top of the fly.
Fishing Tips
Cast fly along side of the fast water and let it drift into the Pool. Keep it treated with floatant so it floats with a high bouncing action.
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