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Polka

Wet Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 2 versions

Classic Recipe

• Hook straight-eye bass/wet hook, 4-10
• Thread black 6/0

Materials

• Tip Flat gold tinsel (small)
• Tail Brown over white duck/goose quill fibers (married) (small bunch)
• Body Red floss or wool (full shank)
• Rib Flat gold tinsel (4-5 turns)
• Hackle Brown hen hackle, as a collar/beard (1)
• Wing White duck/goose quill with brown (turkey) slips over, or spotted turkey (matched pair)
• Head Black ostrich herl (small)

How to tie it

1. Lay a thread base and form a small flat gold tip above the barb.
2. Tie in a married tail of brown over white quill fibers.
3. Tie in the flat gold rib, then wrap a red floss (or wool) body forward and rib in 4-5 even turns.
4. Wind or tie in a brown hen hackle as a soft collar/beard swept down.
5. Set matched white quill slips with brown/turkey over (or spotted turkey) as a low downwing.
6. Whip finish a small black head and cement.

Other versions

1 more in the app: Gregg Dressing (1940).

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