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Rusty Brown (Soft Hackle)

 
tied by letumgo
Fly Type: not available Wet, General Freshwater,
Target Species: Trout,
Recommended Region: Northeast US,
Imitation: Mayflies,
Material List: Materials:
Hook - Daiichi Model 1510/Size 8
Thread - Pearsall's Naples Silk/Jasper
Hackle - Speckled Hen Saddle Hackle
Abdomen - Pearsall's Naples Silk/Jasper
Thorax - SLF Squirrel "Spikey Dubbing"/Rusty Brown

The abdomen is tyed in a double layer to thicken the body. I wrapped the silk from front-to-back-to-front in two layers. The Naples silk is also larger in diameter, which tends to give a thicker body. Sometimes I like a fly with a little meat on it's abdomen.
Tying Instructions: Materials are listed in the order they are tyed onto the hook.