Wednesday
Jul152009
Parachute Green Drake
| Hook: Size 12 TMC 100 Thread: Wapsi UTC 70 Black Tail: Moose Mane Tips Body: Olive Fentex Ribbing: Yellow Monocord or floss Wing: Dark Olive Calf Tail Legs: Olive/Grizzly Neck Hackle |
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Measure 4-5 moose mane tips to be the length of the hook. |
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Tie the moose mane tips in at the bend of the hook. |
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Move the thread forward about ¾’s up the hook. |
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Tie in a small clump of dark olive calf tail. |
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Tie in front and around the base of the calf tail to form a single upright wing stem. |
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Move the thread to the back of the hook and tie in a strand of olive fentex and the yellow monocord or floss. |
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Wrap the olive fentex forward to form a tapered body and tie off behind the wing stem. (Do not cut off excess material). |
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Wrap the monocord or floss forward to form 4 to 5 bright yellow ribs on the fly, tie off and cut excess. |
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Tie in one olive/grizzly hackle, wrap around the wing stem, parachute style, and tie off. |
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Take the excess olive fentex, make two wraps behind the wing and then wrap in-front of the wing to form a small head on the fly, making sure the fentex is wrapped under the hackle. |
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Whip finish, head cement and the fly is ready for the water. |















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