Grey Sedge - Dry Fly Patterns Patterns

HT's FLY PATTERNS


Grey Sedge	Materials
	Hook: Partridge, Mike Weaver Arrowpoint Barbless Dry Fly, #14-16 Silk/Thread: Black silk Body: Dubbing: grey cat fur Rib: Fine copper wire Wing: Starling wing primary Hackle: Starling neck hackle

Grey Sedge

Materials

Hook:

Partridge, Mike Weaver Arrowpoint
Barbless Dry Fly, #14-16

Silk/Thread:

Black silk

Body:

Dubbing: grey cat fur

Rib:

Fine copper wire

Wing:

Starling wing primary

Hackle:

Starling neck hackle

Tying Method

Whip silk down shank of hook toward bend, starting at 1/8 distance from eye.
Tie in fine copper wire at 1/4 distance from bend.
Apply dubbing and build up soft body working forward to 1/4 distance from eye.
Make 3 to 4 evenly spaced turns of copper wire, working toward the eye. Tie in.
Take 1/3" of starling primary and roll between finger tips. Tie in infront of body.
Tie in starling hackle in front of wing. Make 2-3 turns of the hackle only.
Correct length should clearly overlap point of hook.
Tie off behind eye. Clear varnish.