BRF Drake Emerger SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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Reversed grizzly hackle orientation to get a more swept-back appearance. Tied here as a Flav; change color/size to suit your needs.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #14
thread - MFC 8/0 dark olive
tail - partridge
rib - Uni-stretch yellow
body - dubbing olive
hackle - grizzly dyed olive/starling (original calls for jackdaw)

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in rib, wrap to bend

measure (not quite shank length) some partridge fibers; tie in

dub thread/dub body

counterwrap rib; tie off/trim

tie in hackle by tip (run scissors blade back along top side)

wrap hackle, stroking fibers back; tie off/trim

2

Part 2

gather hackle fibers on top of (inverted) fly; cover with thread wraps

tie in starling (2 used here) by tip

wrap hackle; tie off/trim, whip finish, SHHAN

trim out hackle underneath (optional)

Regards,
Scott

3

Scott,
What do you do with all the patterns you tie? Are they placed in a shadow box?

4

Nothing that fancy. I put them into a plastic food storage container on the tying table; when it fills up they get sorted and put in fly boxes.

Regards,
Scott

5

Scott,
Do you mostly just tie one of each?

6

Pretty much, and I try to give them all a fair shot on the water.

Regards,
Scott