Post by rstaight on Mar 17, 2013 18:00:58 GMT -5
I have heard intrest off and on regarding wet flies using material other than thread for the body. So I thought I would try my hand at a Light Cahill.
What better way the spend St. Patricks Day than tying flies with a glass of fresh brewed Irish Stout.
Materials:
Hook - Size 10 - 16 wet/nymph. I used a size 10 Mustad 3906 here.
Thread - Cream 140 denier
Tail - Lemon Wood Duck Flank Fibers
Body - Cream Rabbit Dubbing
Hackle (throat) - Cream hen or rooster saddle / Here I am using a Chinese rooster cape in ginger
Wing - Lemon Wood Duck Flank Fibers
Crush barb and attach thread and wind back to the barb.
Take a small pinch of flank fibers and tie in tail. The length is the same as the hook shank.
Dub in the body.
Tie in the throat using the ginger hackle. Then tie in the wing with more flank fibers. The tail length should be about mid-way the tail.
Now lets do another. I have more beer to "dispose of".
What better way the spend St. Patricks Day than tying flies with a glass of fresh brewed Irish Stout.
Materials:
Hook - Size 10 - 16 wet/nymph. I used a size 10 Mustad 3906 here.
Thread - Cream 140 denier
Tail - Lemon Wood Duck Flank Fibers
Body - Cream Rabbit Dubbing
Hackle (throat) - Cream hen or rooster saddle / Here I am using a Chinese rooster cape in ginger
Wing - Lemon Wood Duck Flank Fibers
Crush barb and attach thread and wind back to the barb.
Take a small pinch of flank fibers and tie in tail. The length is the same as the hook shank.
Dub in the body.
Tie in the throat using the ginger hackle. Then tie in the wing with more flank fibers. The tail length should be about mid-way the tail.
Now lets do another. I have more beer to "dispose of".
