Gray Hackle Peacock

Category: Wet Fly

Tied By: Christian Andrews
Body Part   :   Material
Hook   :   #10 – 16 wet
Thread   :   black
Bead   :   none
tag   :   medium gold tinsel
tail   :   scarlet hackle fibers
body   :   peacock herl rope
front hackle   :   grizzly

Notes:

This is a traditional wet fly from Dave Hughes American Fly Tying Manual.

Black thread base

Three wraps of gold tinsel down hook bend and three wraps back to thread base

Three or four fibers from scarlet hen hackle tied in for tail

Four or five peacock herls, twisted into a rope with a dubbing loop, and wrapped around the hook shank for the body; the thread in the rope makes the herl more durable

Grizzly hackle behind the eye, three or four wraps

Whip finish and head cement

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