|
|
 Fly Tier: Andrew Cooper |
|
Tying Instruction : 1) Tie on thread at ¼ shank length from eye of hook. 2) Take 2 Indian (wetfly) hackle feathers, hold the feathers together and align the tips, now pull the fibers away from the tips of the feather so that there are hackle tips are approximately the length of the hook shank left. 3) Tie the hackle tips on hook shank facing forward and cut off the butt end. 4) Lift the hackle tips up and tie a small ball of thread in front of them so that they stand up straight. Now divide the wings at a 30deg angle and do a figure 8 thread wrap between them. 5) Wrap thread back to hook bend and tie on hackle fiber tail. 6) Dub yellow body and leave a small gap at base of wing. 7) Tie on hackle feathers . Make 2 wraps of hackle behind wing and 3-4 in front. 8) Whip finish head Note : Using hackle tips for wings is a traditional technique that is used in many dry fly patterns. New materials that are easier to work with have overshadowed these patterns in the last few years. There is merit to the traditional patterns though, they float well, are durable and can be tied in just about any size. Next time your searching for a pattern to match the hatch, try a hackle tip wing. |
|
| |||||
|
When I was 13 my parents gave me a fly fishing outfit for my birthday. That year I spent a lot of time trying to fly fishing on our local trout stream. I caught nothing the whole summer. My dad, not being a fisherman, couldn't understand how I could keep going back day after day. One day a friend of his a work suggested we visit Carl Coleman who had a fly fishing store in the basement of his house. We went to Carl's and bought a fly tying kit, and Carl told us of a man who lived in my neighborhood named Lynn Holt who might help me tie some flies. That winter, Lynn graciously let me come over to his house on Wednesday nights to tie flies. The very first trip that next spring I caught my first Trout. Lynn did not ask for anything for all the lessons he gave me, he did it for the love of the sport. He was passing on a gift that will last me a lifetime.
ã Andrew Cooper 2000 All rights reserved .