This is a general upwing representation, material colour and hook size selection can cover a range of fly species.
Hook: Partridge Surehold Lightning Dry Barbless size 12
Thread: Orvis (Multi strand) Tan 12/0
Tails: Coq De Leon - light Speckled
Body: Turkey Biot – Rusty Spinner
Thorax: Natural Grey Squirrel dubbing
Hackle: Brown Natural Saddle
Wing: TMC Aerowing, Cinnamon
1) Place hook in vise, catch in thread and wind down to the point where the tail is tied in.
2) Select 4 CD Leon fibres and tie in, secure down as you return the tying thread to the wing tying in point.
3) Tie in a fibre of Turkey biot and bind down as you bring the tying thread down the hook shank. Stop one turn short of the tail to give a more tapered transition from body to tail.
4) Wind the biot up the hook shank to a point just past the point where the wing will sit and secure with thread, remove biot tag.
5) Take a suitable amount of wing material and tie in, remove tag ends. A few turns behind the wing will help to keep the wing at a better angle.
6) Tie in your hackle, remove tag.
7) Dub on some Squirrel and create a thorax – two turns behind the wing to start with makes for a nicer fly.
8) Wind the hackle in 2 – 2 1/2 open turns and tie off.
9) Trim/ shape wing and cut hackle fibres underneath the fly to let it sit more flush to the surface film.
Iain
