SBPatt 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2015 A few changes from other versions I've seen. This fly has a pretty large wing and using it as the hackle post would create a bit of bulk (as well as a bit of a challenge to seat it properly when pulling over the thorax; using Uni-stretch as the post provides a stable base for wrapping the hackle and although it adds a step, simplifies the tying process. Lots of steps, but basically a pretty simple tie. Shown here as a (western) Green Drake; change colors to suit your needs. hook - Dai Riki 135 #10 thread - MFC 8/0 dark olive shuck - Zelon amber/mallard dyed brown rib - Sexi-Floss brown/UTC wire amber small abdomen/thorax - dubbing olive wing - Congo Hair black post - Uni-stretch black hackle - grizzly dyed olive (Hacklestacker style) mash barb, start thread; tie in shuck, fold/wrap to bend, trim measure (shank length) some mallard; tie in on either side of shuck, trim butts tie in wire & Sexi-Floss dub thread, dub tapered, robust abdomen to about halfway between hook point and eye rib with S-F; tie off/trim and wire at leading edge of S-F tie in a clump of CH, wrap to eye; trim butt tie in loop of Uni-stretch, wrap to wing butt tie in hackle attach loop to gallows wrap hackle up & down post (length of thorax); tie off at base of post/trim dub a prominent head moisten fingers, sweep hackle fibers back pull hackle forward over thorax, tie off at base of wing (trim off tag end of post) pull wing up and back, set angle with thread wraps half hitch x 2, SHHAN trim wing (a bit longer than shank) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
