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Sexy Hex

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

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  • Hook Dai-Riki 710, 6
  • Thread Yellow GSP 75

Materials

  • Tail Natural moose body hair
  • Underbody Yellow bucktail
  • Body Natural deer hair
  • Wing White calf tail
  • Hackle 1 Grizzly and 1 Coachman Brown Neck Hackle

How to tie it

  1. Lay a thread base. Tie in a few stiff tailing fibers at the bend, splayed, about a shank long. The Hex dun trails long tails.
  2. Bind on a pale-yellow foam extended body (or dub one) reaching well past the bend; Hex duns are big, so build a long, segmented abdomen.
  3. Tie in an upright wing of deer hair or poly yarn at the 65% mark and post it vertical.
  4. Dub a yellow thorax around the base of the wing.
  5. Wrap a grizzly and/or ginger hackle 4-5 turns around the post and thorax for flotation, then tie off.
  6. Whip finish at the eye and cement.

Tying videos

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