Brookie bait; tied Bomber style here.


hook - TMC 5212 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tail - hackle fibers brown/grizzly
rib - x-small wire gold
body - dubbing olive
body hackle - grizzly (undersize by 2)
wing - calftail white
hackle - brown/grizzly


Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 3/4 mark




clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of calftail; tie in tips facing forward, trim butts at an angle, dose it with Sally and wrap to the bend










strip some hackle fibers, mix, measure (2x gap width), tie in/ smooth junction with wing butts






tie in rib




dub body to 2/3 mark