I also use a wrap (or two) of dry fly hackle on a wet fly intended for use in faster water.
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I also use a wrap (or two) of dry fly hackle on a wet fly intended for use in faster water.
I can only tell you how I do it.
1. Wrap the head.
2. Tie in and wrap hackle, stroking it forward between wraps, each wrap behind the previous one.
3. Tie off hackle.
4. Dub thorax if desired....
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