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Parachute Extended Body Mahogany

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook standard dry fly, 14-18
  • Thread brown 8/0

Materials

  • Dry fly hackle Brown hackle (1 feather)
  • Poly yarn (post) Gray or hi-vis (small clump)
  • Microfibbets or extended-body dubbing/foam Mahogany brown (few fibers / small strip)
  • Dry fly dubbing Mahogany brown (pinch)

How to tie it

  1. Lay a thread base back to the bend.
  2. Form a slim tapered mahogany extended body over a needle or foam sliver so it reaches one shank length past the bend, splitting two or three microfibbet tails at the tip.
  3. Bind the body at the bend and advance to the 65% mark.
  4. Stand an upright post with criss-cross turns and a front thread dam.
  5. Dub a slim mahogany thorax fore and aft of the post.
  6. Tie in the brown hackle at the post, take 4-5 turns down the post, and secure.
  7. Sweep the fibers up, whip finish at the eye, and cement the post base.

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