Alex "catman"
Gamrie Harvestman
Hook - Kamasan B400
Thread - Black 8/0
Body – Chartreuse Grizzle Hackle
Tail - stretched pearl tinsel
Legs – Knotted Pheasant Tail Fibres (2 forward, 2 Middle & 2 rear)
Step 1
Mount the hook in the vice, attach the thread, wind down to a point opposite the hook point.
catching in the pearl Tinsel.
Step 2
Wind the Pearl Tinsel round bend & forward again in tight turns stretching the material slightly tie in then trim off.
Step 3
Catch in 2 sets of 2 legs pointing rearwards, then holding 1 leg either side towards the eye of the hook wrap 1 turn of thread around to hold the legs in a position approximately 90˚ to hook. Then tie in final set of legs pointing forward.
Step 4
Return thread in tight turns back to the point where the base of the middle legs touch the hook.
Step 5
Prepare your Hackle by snipping the centre, wrap hackle around filling the space up to hook eye leaving enough room for a head, trim the waste hackle and cover the butts with tight turns to form a very small head, just behind the front legs, whipfinish and varnish for the completed fly.
