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Rat-Faced McDougal

Dry Fly · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook Standard dry fly, 10-14
• Thread Gray 6/0

Materials

• Tail Ginger hackle fibers (bunch)
• Body Natural gray deer hair (spun & clipped)
• Wing White calf tail (divided)
• Hackle Ginger hackle (2 feathers)

How to tie it

1. Tie tail
2. Spin and pack deer body, clip to shape
3. Tie calf wings
4. Ginger hackle
5. Whip finish

Tying videos

• Rat-Faced McDougal — Charlie Craven (YouTube)
• Rat-Faced McDougal — Barry Ord Clarke (The Feather Bender)

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