Woolly Bugger
Hook: Dai-Riki #700 Size 4
Thread: Veevus D02 10/0
Tail: Black marabou
Flash: Pearl Flashabou
Body: Black rayon chenille
(large)
Hackle: Grizzly hackle,
palmered
Head: Black conehead
(large)
1. Before placing the hook in the vise, slip
the conehead over the point and slide it
to the eye. Secure the hook in the vise.
2. Attach the tying thread by making a
series of overlapping wraps. Run the
thread down the shank of the hook to the
bend. Tie in a marabou feather to your
desired length.
3. Secure the marabou with several
tight wraps of thread. Take a strand of
Flashabou twice the length of the tail,
fold it in half, and tie it in at the base of
the tail.
Clouser Minnow
Hook: Daiichi 2546 1/0
Thread: Veevus G02 200D
Tail: White bucktail
Body: Tying thread over
bucktail
Wing: Chartreuse bucktail
over pearl Flashabou
Eyes: Red dumbbell eyes
(large)
2. In touching turns, wind the thread
down to the bend of the hook and back
again. This creates a solid foundation that
helps the bucktail stay in place. Take a
sparse section of white bucktail and tie
it in at the eyes to form a tail. In touching
turns, bring the thread down over the
bucktail to the bend of the hook and back
again to the eyes.
1. Secure the hook in the vise and
start the thread by making a series of
overlapping wraps. Make a number of
wraps to build up a thread base, then
secure the dumbbell eyes in front of the
base on top of the shank with a series of
figure-eight wraps. A drop of superglue
on the wraps adds durability to the fly,
but is optional.
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Whip Finishing
Knowing how to properly
whip finish ensures your flies
won't fall apart after a few
fish.
1. Hold the whip-finisher above the
handle to prevent it from turning. Loop
the thread in the hook of the tool.
2. Catch the thread in the guide notch on
the arm. Note that the point of the tool
hook is behind the thread.
