FLY
Humpy Variation
Humpy Variation recipe
| Hook | #10 - 16 dry |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Tail | Elk |
| Body | Elk |
| Wing | Elk |
| Front Hackle | brown or grizzly dry |
About this fly
from The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying by Fling & Puterbaugh Tie on a dry hook of desired size to imitate mayfly, etc.Lay down a thread baseTie in a pinch of stacked Elk hair for the tail; hook shank length; thread wrap to two eye lengths behind hook; clip extraTape off the tail (or use a dark hair to distinguish from body hair)Tie in a pinch of stacked Elk hair the length of the shank plus the length of the tail, hair points to the back, two eye lengths behind the eye and overlapping the tail; spiral wrap the thread to the tail and back to the tie in point; trim off extra and wrap butt ends with threadPull the body hair up over the hook shank toward the eye; tie in the pinch of hair two eye lengths behind eye; pull the hair ends from over the eye to stand up over the hook shank to create a wing; wrap under the wing to force it to stand up straightTie in the hackle feather by the clipped butt end, dull side out, on the side of the shank below the wing; do two hackle wraps behind the wing; wrap in front of the wing leaving one eye length for a thread head; tie off and clip extraWrap a thread head; whip finish; head cement
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