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A.k.'s Parachute

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

tiesflies dressing

  • Hook Ahrex FW501, 14
  • Thread TheFlySmith pink 12/0

Materials

  • Tail and hackle Collins Med Dun
  • Body Blend I made
  • Post Poly yarn
  • Thorax Fulling mill tactical micro flash- peacock

How to tie it

  1. Mount the hook and start gray thread.
  2. Tie in a bunch of dun hackle fibers for the tail, one shank length long.
  3. Post an upright white calf-hair wing at the 65% mark and wrap a thread base to stand it up.
  4. Wind a soaked stripped quill forward to the post for a crisp segmented body, then coat it lightly with head cement.
  5. Tie in grizzly and brown hackles at the post base.
  6. Wind 4-5 parachute turns around the post, best turns on top, and tie off under the wing.
  7. Whip finish at the eye, clearing the hackle.

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