Jensen's Hair Haclkle Streamer SBS

[ScottP]

Danish tyer Michael Jensen's seatrout fly. Original had a floss(?) body; changed things up a bit just for something different.

hook - Mustad 79580 #6
thread - UTC 140 burnt orange
tail - fox squirrel tail
rear body - tinsel copper
front body - brassie wire copper
hackle - fox squirrel tail


Part 1

mash barb, start thread about 2 eye widths back from eye, wrap to bend




even tips on a clump of squirrel tail, measure (shank length), tie in/trim






tie in tinsel at mid-body; wrap to tail and back, tie off/trim






tie in wire; wrap wire forward to tie in, using resistance from hanging bobbin to keep the wraps tight; helicopter end, cover with thread








create thread loop, wax thread

[ScottP]

Part 2

trim some more squirrel tail (tips to tail), insert in clip/trim butts, insert clip into loop, release, spin to create hair "hackle"










stroke fibers back




wrap hair, tie off/trim, build head, whip finish, SHHAN








Regards,
Scott

[melk]

Nice Scott, I can see using some different colors. Are there any options to getting the squirrel hair besides using the Pettijean Magic Tool?
Thanks,
Mike

[Rick Z]

The clamps that hold paper. Can't think of name.

Rick

[ScottP]

A bulldog clip (I think that's what Rick suggested) would work. The Magic Clip is nice because you can see thru it; makes it easier to determine length of material going into the loop.

Regards,
Scott

[Longs for Cutts]

Holy #&*$(#($*& if you tied that basic style of fly with a deep orange yarn body and fished it damp it would slaughter fish during the Salmonfly hatch. This is not a guess. We fish Parks' Salmonflies wet all the time and they're not even intended to be fished that way, and they're not very different from that.

Also, no real reason for the clip if you don't have one. You could tie it by tying the hair facing forward over the eye using the technique I cover in my Youtube video about tying soft hackles with larger feathers. It probably wouldn't move quite as well and the head might be bigger, but it would work.

[john52948]

you can also use zonker strips and wrap them as you would hackle. I use pine squirrel micro strips. the body hair is not as stiff as the tail hair so it undulates a little better in the water. a good example of this style of tying , is a pattern listed on this site. its called a pine squirrel cheater. I toned it down a little by only using a turn and a half of the zonker strip at the head. the rest of the body is loop dubbed.

[melk]

Awesome tips! Thanks all!
Mike