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Hecuba

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.

Kingfisher Fly Shop dressing

  • Hook U202, 10-14
  • Thread Danville Flymaster Amber 6/0

Materials

  • Tail Sparkle Emerger Yarn Amber
  • Abdomen Turkey Biot Yellowish Tan
  • Hackle Coachmen Brown & Ginger
  • Wing CDC Natural White

How to tie it

  1. Start thread at the 70% mark; stack a clump of dun deer hair and tie it in upright, then fan it in a 180-degree arc across the top of the shank for the comparadun wing, one shank tall.
  2. Wrap thread to the bend and tie in a sparse amber Z-lon shuck (or a few split Microfibett tails), half a shank long.
  3. Dub a tapered mahogany-brown body forward, building a slight bump against the wing base to prop it upright.
  4. Figure-8 dubbing in front of and behind the wing to lock it standing straight up.
  5. Whip finish under the eye and cement.

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