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Robinson's Chicken Hawk

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Standard nymph/wet (Daiichi 1120 or 1x-short), 14
  • Thread Chartreuse 8/0

Materials

  • Cactus/midge chenille Chartreuse fine chenille (body length)
  • Teal flank feather Green-wing teal (barred) (1 feather)
  • McFly Foam / egg yarn Fl. cerise mcfly foam egg yarn (1 short piece)

How to tie it

  1. Start thread at the mid-shank and wrap back to the bend.
  2. Tie in the chartreuse midge chenille at the bend, then advance thread to the 65% mark.
  3. Wrap the chenille forward to the 65% mark, tie off, and snip the excess.
  4. Select a green-wing teal flank feather sized to reach just past the bend; tie it in flat over the body right ahead of the chenille as a barred wing.
  5. Cut a short piece of fl. cerise foam/egg yarn and bind it at its midpoint with six firm wraps just ahead of the wing.
  6. Stand the foam upright and wrap 6-8 turns around its base to post it, then trim it to a small tuft to form a hot head/sighter.
  7. Whip finish behind the eye and cement.

Tying videos

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