Red Hackle

Soft Hackle Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #12 – 14

Thread: Crimson silk (red)

Bead:

Materials-

rib: narrow gold tinsel

body: bronze peacock herl

front hackle: Red furnace

head: red thread (crimson silk)

Notes:

from Dave Hughes American Fly Tying Manual

Hook: 12-14 wet hook

Lay down a thread base; recipe calls for crimson silk; I used red waxed 8/0

Tie in narrow gold tinsel (if you use silver/gold, tie the silver up at the hook bend so that the gold shows when you wrap

Dave Hughes says it’s worth it to weed through the herl to find the bronze strands for the body; oops, I used regular; tie in three or four stands and wrap forward leaving room for the hackle and head; tie off

Wrap three or four ribs over the herl with the tinsel gold side up; tie off 

Tie in red furnace hackle; this is a soft hackle wet fly, so the hackle is longer like that on a dry fly; two or three wraps of hackle should do it; tie off the hackle 

Tie in a red (crimson silk) head; whip finish; head cement