FLY
Atherton #5
Atherton #5 recipe
| Hook | #12 - 16 fine wire |
|---|---|
| Thread | tan or black |
| Wing | wood duck flank |
| Tail | mix grizzly and brown (or cree) hackle barbs |
| Rib | small gold oval tinsel |
| Body | hare’s ear fluff |
| Hackle | cree or grizzly/ brown mix |
About this fly
recipe from The Founding Flies by Mike Valla Lay down a base of thread Tie in wing barbs length of shank with tips over the eye leaving room behind eye for hackle and head, wrap under wing to lift barbs, wrap behind wing to secure, clip butt end at an angle Tie in tail barbs length of shank at hook bend Tie in gold oval tinsel at bend of hook for rib Dub a hare’s ear fluff tapered body up to wing Spiral wrap rib over body, tie off, clip extra Tie in a sized cree hackle from hook eye to behind wing ( or use a grizzly hackle and a brown hackle), wrap a few turns behind and in front of wing, tie in, tie off, clip extra Wrap head, whip finish, clip thread, add head cement as desired.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
