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Parachute Mahogany

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.

Warren Albert dressing

  • Hook dry fly hook, 14
  • Thread Veevus brown 14/0

Materials

  • Post White poly yarn
  • Tail Rusty brown microfibetts
  • Body Magpie rusty brown turkey biots
  • Thorax Superfine mahogany brown dubbing
  • Hackle Metz furnace saddle hackle

How to tie it

  1. Lay a thread base and tie in a dun tail one shank length long.
  2. Stand a post at the 65% mark with criss-cross turns and a front thread dam.
  3. Dub a slim, tapered mahogany body from the bend to the post.
  4. Dub a small thorax in front of the post.
  5. Tie in the brown hackle at the post and wind 4-5 turns down the post, then secure.
  6. Sweep the fibers up, whip finish at the eye, and cement the post base.

Tying videos

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