- Hook: #14 Dry Fly
- Thread: Tan 8/0
- Parachute: Calf Tail
- Tail: Buck Tail
- Body: Hare’s Ear Light/Dark
- Hackle: Grizzly
I tried very hard to tie these well, I took my time and learned much about parachutes during the time I took to tie over a dozen of these flies. For me this was difficult, the hackle can be frustrating and being calm and taking your time can pay off, it did for me. I would make a few suggestions, 1 select all of your hackle feathers in advance so you don’t have to search through your cape to find what you need. 2 Practice hand stacking, for me I felt like I did fairly well hand stacking the buck tail after trying to use a hair stacker and not getting very far. 3 Lift the Hackle, the instructions I read explained that if you wrap the hackle on the bottom the entire time it will force the other wraps up. I found though that if I didn’t lift the hackle fibers when I wrapped a new turn the fibers would go all over the place. This for me was a difficult tie, perhaps in a few years before my sight leaves me it will get easier.
December 23rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
You’re tying some tough patterns and doing a good job. I haven’t tied any dry flies for quite a while. Mainly because I have a lot and I don’t lose that many… whereas nymphs leave as fast as a guy can tie them.
Great fly and good notes.
December 24th, 2008 at 10:55 am
U B a tyin’ maniac…where are you going to find enough boxes to put those puppies in?
Merry Xmas,
PT/TB
December 26th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Thanks guys, Hope you had a good holiday. I appreciate the comments on the flies. I will have to find some space to store them thats for sure but I will.