SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2016 Variation on Davie McPhail's DD Comparadun The double wing gave me a way to sneak in some more hackle wraps. Tied here as a March Brown/Fall Drake; change color/size to suit your needs. hook - Dai Riki 125 #12 thread - Danville 6/0 tan shuck - Congo Hair brown rib - Uni-Stretch brown abdomen - dubbing tan wing - mule deer hair hackle - grizzly dyed brown mash barb, start thread, wrap to point and back halfway (3/4 mark on the shank) clean, stack, measure (hook) a clump of deer hair; spin the thread to tighten it up, take 2 soft wraps, pull firmly so it flares on top of the hook Tried the deer hair tearing trick half a dozen times and never, ever got it right (how the hell does he do that with 8/0 Uni?) so I just trimmed the butts. Tie in CH, fold, tie in Uni-Stretch and wrap everything halfway down the bend dub thread, dub abdomen to base of wing twist Uni-Stretch tight, rib abdomen, tie off/trim tie in hackle pull half of the wing back; take a few wraps forward (leave 1 hook eye width in front) take a couple wraps of hackle behind and in front of rear wing pull front wing back, set with thread dam a couple more wraps of hackle in front; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN trim out hackle underneath Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
