FLY
Hackle-Wing Streamer
Hackle-Wing Streamer recipe
| Hook | #4 - 12 streamer, 2x or 3x long |
|---|---|
| Thread | black, gray |
| Body | silver floss (or appropriate color) |
| Underwing | two light hackle feather tips, 1.5 shank length |
| Overwing | two dark hackle feather tips, 1.4 shank length |
| Front Hackle | one light and one dark hackle |
| Head | thread wraps |
About this fly
from Fling & Puterbaugh: The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying Choose two light hackle feather tips and two dark hackle feather tips about 1.5 shank length for the wings (saddle feathers work well); clip ends to create tie ins; chose two of same feathers, one light and one dark for a front hackleTie in a thread baseTie in a few strands of silver (or appropriate color for imitated bait fish) to the hook bend; touching wraps forward to two eye lengths behind eyeTie in the two light hackle tips two eye lengths behind eye, one on each side of the shank, streaming toward the bendTie in one dark hackle tip on the back of the shank covering the light hackle tipsTie in a second dark hackle tip on the front side of the shank covering the light hackleThread wrap the tie in endsTie in the two front hackle feathers two eye lengths behind eye; wrap to fill gap to eye leaving room for a headWrap a thread head; whip finish; head cement.
What the Hackle-Wing Streamer imitates
- Streamer / baitfish
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