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Brent's Haretron Emerger

Emerger · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Tyer Recipe

  • Hook Gamakatsu S10 2X-short, light wire (any wide-gape light dry-fly hook works), 12
  • Thread Copper 12/0 Nano Silk

Materials

  • Midge Krystal Flash Tan h o flash n slinky fine (3-4 strands, tail)
  • Iridescent body/rib material Copper thorax stripe (1 strand, fine rib)
  • Hare-Tron dubbing Golden brown ice dub (Body)
  • Mallard flank Natural mallard flank (1 slip with square tips, wing)
  • Solarez Bone Dry UV resin (Dab at head)

How to tie it

  1. Dress the shank with the copper Nano Silk.
  2. Tie in 3-4 strands of tan midge Krystal Flash and bind them down to the bend for a short trailing tail. It doesn't look like much, but it's the trigger.
  3. Tie in the fine iridescent copper rib at the rear and keep it out of the way.
  4. Dub a small, slim, tapered body of golden brown Hare-Tron up about 80% of the shank. This silky Antron-blend dubbing is what makes the fly work.
  5. Wind the copper rib forward in open turns; tie off. Leave a wisp of loose dubbing at the front for now.
  6. Cut a mallard flank slip with square tips and tie it in flat on top as a short emerger wing angling back over the body; trim the butts by laying the scissors along the top of the eye.
  7. Whip finish a minimal head, nothing major, and trim.
  8. Tease the Hare-Tron out to the tops and sides with a soft toothbrush (gently. A hard brush will tear the iridescent rib), so loose fibers halo the wing. Add a small dab of Bone Dry at the head and cure.

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