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Parachute

Dry Fly · Trout · Grayling · Intermediate · 2 versions

Reference Recipe

• Hook standard dry-fly hook, 12-20
• Thread gray 8/0

Materials

• Poly yarn or calf body hair (post) White calf body hair (small tuft)
• Hackle barbs or microfibetts (tail) Dun hackle (small bunch)
• Fine dry-fly dubbing Gray superfine dubbing (small pinch)
• Dry-fly hackle Dun hackle (1 feather)

How to tie it

1. Start the thread and tie in an upright white post at the 70% mark, collaring its base so it stands.
2. Tie in a sparse dun tail at the bend, one shank length long.
3. Dub a slim gray body from the bend forward to the post.
4. Tie a dun hackle in at the post, shiny side up.
5. Dub a small thorax around the post base and up to the eye.
6. Wind the hackle parachute-style in 4-6 turns and tie off against the post.
7. Whip finish at the eye and add a tiny drop of cement, keeping it off the hackle.

Other versions

1 more in the app: Fly Fish Food Tie.

Tying videos

• Parachute — McFly Angler (YouTube)
• Parachute — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)
• Parachute — Gundog & Fly (YouTube)
• Parachute — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)
• Parachute — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))
• Parachute — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))
• Parachute — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))
• Parachute — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))
• Parachute — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))

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