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Black Hellgramite Streamer
tied by Joe HardFly Type: Streamers,
Target Species: Trout,
Recommended Region: Eastern Canada,
Material List:
Hook; Tmc.200 R
Thread;Back flat waxed
Weight; red glass bead 7/16, and a strip of .20 layed along top of shank.Keeps hook inverted.
Pincers; 16 strands of a plastic fiber paint brush,divided,8 each side.coverd with thread wrapsand black head cement.let dry then splay the remaining fibers.
Tail; 25 to 30 strands of black ostrich hearl tied long.
Rib; Smoke nylon thread
Shellback; Glad Press"n"Seal,doubled over and marked black
Body; Artic Rays Wispy Fringe Marked Black.
Thorax; Black squirel and dark dun antron dubbing,on either side of glass bead.
Legs; two strands of black round rubber hackle each side trimmed short
Tying Instructions: Slide bead on to hook.attach thread two hook eye spaces back.Attach 16 strands of paint brush,divide them splayed out in front of the hook eye.Wrap thread over each clump then back onto shank and whip finnish.Apply black head cement to thread wraps.attach thread behind bead.attach a small peice of .020 lead on top of the shank,cover with thread wraps, then cement wraps.
Attach tail well into the bend. Half hitch and invert hook in vice.Attach shellback wrapping forward to thorax,then attach rib and body material back to tail. Wrap body forward to just before the bead.(note bead is not secure.)Sweeping fibers back, and down as you wrap.Trim the fibers of rear portion.apply a small pinch of dubbing mixture. Bring shellcase forward leaving long, then reverse wrap rib. Tie off rib below shank,and whip finnish. reatach thread in front of bead.lift remaining shellcase upward and rearward, and push bead rearward into dubbing. Add more dubbing in front of bead (this secures bead ). Attach bowth sets of legs and trim and splay as in photo. Add a pinch more dubbing and then draw the remaining Shellcase forward, secure and whip finnish.
Presentation Tips: Fish as a streamer, dredge , or drift as a nymph.
