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Badger /
Black /
Brown /
Copper Wire /
Dubbing /
fox /
Red /
Soft Hackle /
spider /
Desert Fox Spider
tied by Old HatFly Type: Wet,
Target Species: Trout,
Recommended Region: Northwest US,
Imitation: Mayflies,
Material List: Hook: Gaelic Supreme Soft
Hackle
Thread:
Black Pearsall's Silk
Rib: Fine copper wire
Abdomen: thread
Thorax: Desert Fox
Dubbing predominantly red/
Brown
Hackle: Golden Badger
Tying Instructions: I tie the hackle in first over the hook eye. Then wrap the thread back while tying in the copper wire. Wrap a smooth body forward with the thread and follow with the rib. Dub the thorax in a dubbing loop. Wrap the hackle back to the front of the thorax, tie down, work the thread through the hackle and tie off.
Presentation Tips: Wet fly methods.
