My Z-Link Fly

[Byron haugh]

The fly either represents a knocked down Dun or a crippled Dun or even a spinner

The deer hair (mostly for fisher sight) is tied as a ?reverse bullet head? in order to keep the deer hair from flaring too much.

[oldster]

Looks good Byron. Please explain a reversed bullet head and materials. ( Deer hair, zlon and? ) Thanks

[John Rhoades]

Byron -

I like it. Could you provide us a SBS, please. Thanks.

John

[Byron haugh]

Thanks Oldster,
Trailing shuck is Zelon
Hair is deer hair
Side wings are Zelon
Body is superfine dry fly dubbing
Normally, when tying a bullet head, the deer hair tips are pointed to the front of the hook eye when tying in. In this, I tie the hair in with the tips toward the rear, tying down, initially, right at the eye. Then, I sweep the butt ends up ant to the rear and tie down a hook eye behind the eye before clipping them off close. These short clipped butt ends help keep the hair from flaring for a low profile.

Make sense?
Will try to take a few pics during the tie and post later

[Chuck441]

Clever idea, Byron. Thanks for the idea.

Chuck

[Byron haugh]

Did this in a hurry just now for a Small Western Greek Drake

Lot of the techniques in this pattern came from Kelly Galloup’s “Found Link” pattern. Kelly’s pattern, I think, based on the name, was his response to Bob Mercer’s “Missing Link”
Mine is my changes to his “Found Link” pattern.

Tie Zelon trailing shuck
Tie on ribbing silk
Wrap abdomen with dry fly dubbing
Rib abdomen with silk


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[Byron haugh]

Sorry, 2nd and 3rd pic above were out of sequence

Figure eight the Zelon wings, forming thorax
Tie in deer hair at the eye
Form bullet head an eye length behind the eye

Clip the deer hair close!




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[oldster]

Got it! thanks Byron.

[Don_P]

I like that.

[Byron haugh]

Thanks Don