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Renegade

Wet Fly · Trout · Grayling · Beginner · 2 versions

Classic Recipe

• Hook Standard dry fly, 10-16
• Thread Black 8/0

Materials

• Rear hackle Brown hackle (2-3 wraps)
• Body Peacock herl (full)
• Front hackle White or cream front hackle (2-3 wraps)

How to tie it

1. Mount hook, lay a base to the bend.
2. Wrap 2-3 turns of brown hackle right at the bend.
3. Tie in 2-3 peacock herls, twist into a rope, and wrap a full body forward to one eye-length behind the eye.
4. Wrap 2-3 turns of white or cream hackle at the front.
5. Whip finish between the front hackle and the eye.

Substitutions

• Body instead of Peacock herl: Peacock Ice Dub — Much more durable; UV Peacock dubbing — Adds UV trigger; Synthetic Peacock Chenille — Indestructible
• Rear hackle instead of Brown: Furnace hackle — Dark center, brown edges. Attractive; Coachman brown — Classic rich brown
• Front hackle instead of White or cream: Badger — White with dark center stripe; Light ginger — Warmer light tone

Other versions

1 more in the app: Fly Fish Food Tie.

Tying videos

• Renegade — Tim Flagler (Orvis)
• Renegade — Trident Fly Fishing (YouTube)
• Renegade — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)
• Renegade — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))

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