Cranefly (H.R. Cutcliffe style)
Tied By Brent Jones
Hook: Lightning Strike Nymph/Hopper NH7 size 12
Thread: UTC 70 denier Rusty Brown
Materials- rib: UTC French Tinsel Small Oval, Gold abdomen: 50/50 blend of Red Fox & Lighter Hares Mask legs: Pheasant Tail (knotted) wings: Cock Neck, Brown thorax: 50/50 blend of Red Fox & Darker Hares Mask hackle: Saddle Hackle, Ginger head: Thread
Notes:
Note: The hackle starts at the front of the wings with 1 full turn and openly spirals up the thorax finishing with 1 full turn. The hackle is then curved using a 90 degree hard object like the edge of a pair of scissors. Start with the rear hackle and the edge of the object at the bottom. Using your fingers or thumb press the hackle into the edge and pull up. Do this all the way around the hackle finishing at the front behind the head.