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1. Wind thread down hook from eye to a point
round the bend, leaving a long end for a rib.
2. Dub on H.E. and rib, to the point shown in
picture, leaving room for hackle.
3. Tie in hackle at the eye and wind thread back to dubbing.
4. Wind hackle in close turns back to dubbing,
tie down and carefully wind thread back through
hackle to eye. Complete head and cement.
5. Trim hackle back to dark centre as shown.
Either cut out a V shape or flat as you prefer.
Notes from Donald:
The above pattern is only for the fly shown,
any variation is possible, except that a hackle
with a dark centre is better, giving the impression
of a dark thorax. i.e. Badger, Furnace, Greenwell
etc. and using larger hackle than graded for the
hook, makes it more visible on the water.
It is a non-specific pattern although I had the
'March Brown' in mind when I tied it.
If, for example a dun or another light coloured
hackle were used, a thorax of mole or something
similar could be tied in, although I prefer the
use of dark centred hackles as this cuts down on
the material list, and it is meant to be an easy
and simple fly. It is not exactly a fly for a
tying competition but the trout don't notice.
~ Donald Nicolson, Scotland
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