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Chuck,

I'm confused. Step one in Ron Oben's tying instructions says to tie in the hackle so it will form a tail.

Here's the pattern and tying instructions from FAOL.
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I don't mean to hijack slinger's post but I had one more question about tying this fly. And I realize this isn't the tying forum but since we're on the subject... :wink:


How do you make the...

That's a great tip!

I've always wondered if I could do anything useful with those tag ends. :D

Thanks!

Thanks to all!

I'm new at this and wanted to make sure I understood the general approach to palmering the fly correctly.

Thanks for confirming that for me!

I've heard of folks tying wooly...

I was just reading the tying instructions and I'm a bit confussed.

So a question for the experienced tyers out there.

Wouldn't you want to palmer the hackle with the shiny side facing back...

Here's the pattern and tying instructions from FAOL.

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytyin ... 2fotw.html

Regards,
Terry