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Sheep Creek Special

Nymph · Trout · Beginner · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Standard wet-fly / nymph hook, 10-14
  • Thread Black 6/0

Materials

  • Hackle (rear) Brown hackle (1 feather)
  • Body Peacock herl (2-3 strands)
  • Wing Natural mallard flank (12-15 fibers)

How to tie it

  1. Start thread at the bend and tie in a brown hackle by the tip.
  2. Take 3-4 turns of the brown hackle right at the bend as a rear collar, tie it off, and stroke the fibers rearward, this back-set hackle is what makes the pattern.
  3. Tie in two or three strands of peacock herl, twist them with the tying thread into a rope for durability, and wrap forward to build a full body, stopping short of the eye.
  4. Select 12-15 mallard flank fibers and tie them in flat on top of the shank as a wing, so the tips reach back to but not past the rear hackle.
  5. Build a neat thread head, whip finish, snip, and add a drop of cement.

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