Push me-pull you Sparkle Dun. A U.K. stillwater pattern; added some partridge and a synth shuck. Tied here as a Fall Drake; change color/size to suit your needs.

hook ? Dai Riki 320 #12
thread/rib - UTC 70 tan
tail - Congo Hair brown
rib - Uni-Stretch brown
abdomen/thorax - dubbing tan
wing(s) - deer hair
hackle - partridge

Part 1

mash barb, start thread




clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of deer hair; trim, 2 soft loops around the butts, pull firm (maintain pinch to keep it from spinning)








pull wing back and set up with thread wraps in front






tie in shuck; fold, wrap to bend, trim (gap width)








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