FLY
Ditch Chicken
Ditch Chicken recipe
| Hook | Any 2xl Nymph hook, Size #2-12 (Eupheng #10 as tied) |
|---|---|
| Thread | 6/0 Semperfli CWT, Red |
| Tail | Cock Ringneck Pheasant Rump Feather, Blue/Green |
| Rib | Copper Wire, Brassie size |
| Abdomen | Ringneck Pheasant Tail, 6 fibers as tied |
| Prop | Ringneck Pheasant Aftershaft Feather |
| Hackle | Cock Ringneck Pheasant Flank Feather |
About this fly
Tying Instructions: Secure the hook in the vise and attach the thread using a jam wrap, establishing an index point one eye length behind the hook eye. Using touching turns, wrap back to the bend of the hook. Take three wraps directly over top of each other at the hook bend, and end by advancing the thread one wrap. This creates a prop for the tail. Select a rump feather with fibers that are as close to the length of the hook shank as possible. You want the bluest feather you can find of the correct length. Strip the fluff from the bottom of the feather to make the next step easier. Fold the barbs and bunch them. The tail should be just a hair longer than the hook shank. Mount the tail to the top of the hook shank, wrapping only forward using touching turns, cover the tail feather waste to about the 2/3 point on the hook shank, then trim away the excess. Mount the wire rib on the bottom of the hook shank, and take touching turns back to just in front of the tail, taking care to keep the wire on the bottom of the hook shank. Select an appropriate number of pheasant tail barbs, straightening the tips before removing them from the feather. Trim the tips to make them flush. Tie the barbs in on the near side of the hook by the tips, with the butts extending toward the tail. Advance the thread to the 2/3 point on the shank, covering the tips neatly along the way. Keeping the fibers as flat as possible, counter wrap the pheasant tail forward to the 2/3 point and secure it with the t
Tied for: Trout (general)
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