how to tie a hawthorn fly?

[Jed D H 0]

i was just wondering how to tie a hawtthorn fly if anyone couuld help me tthat would be great

[Hans Weilenmann 0]

Here is how I tie mine:

 

 

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Cheers,

Hans W

[Jed D H 0]

thanks for that just tied it there looks great!!

[utyer 0]

Here is how Davie McPhail ties his:

[dazzyd 0]

Here's a link to a heather fly - a similar pattern

 

http://www.flydressers-guild-herts-branch.co.uk/Fly_Tying_Step_By_Step_Fly-Tying-SBS/Fly_Tying_Heather_Fly_SBS.html

 

Darrell

[Crackaig 0]

This summer (ha ha) I've been using a wet hawthorn / heather fly with some success. This is it.

There is a heavy and a light weight version. The heavy version uses a black coloured copper wire body; the lighter one just the black tying thread.

Hook: 12 to 16 wet fly.

Thread: Black UTC 70.

Body: (For the heavy version) Fine black copper wire wound in touching turns

Thorax: Black ostrich.

Wing: A few strands of golden pheasant tippet dyed red with a few strands of pearl crystal flash over.

Hackle: Starling.

 

At one point I was fishing a team of three flies all imitating Hawthorn / Heather flies. A bibio sedgehog on the top dropper, a Bibio on the middle and my wet hawthorn on the point. Not surprising as the Hawthorn / Heather fly fall is a major event on Highland lochs.

 

Cheers,

C.