Peter Ross, wet fly dressing

HT's FLY PATTERNS


Peter Ross	Materials
	Hook: Wet Fly, down-eyed size #10-14 Silk/Thread: Black thread Body: Front 1/2 - Scarlet seal's fur subst. Rear 1/2 - Medium silver flat tinsel Rib: Fine oval silver tinsel Wing: Teal flank Hackle: soft black hen hackle Tail: Golden pheasant tippets

Peter Ross

Materials

Hook:

Wet Fly, down-eyed
size #10-14

Silk/Thread:

Black thread

Body:

Front 1/2 - Scarlet seal's fur subst.
Rear 1/2 - Medium silver flat tinsel

Rib:

Fine oval silver tinsel

Wing:

Teal flank

Hackle:

soft black hen hackle

Tail:

Golden pheasant tippets

Tying Method

Whip thread down shank of hook toward bend, starting at 1/6 distance from eye.
Tie in small bunch of fibres of GP tippet.
Tie in both tinsels. Carry thread forward half length of body.
Wind flat tinsel to make rear half of body. Tie off.
Use scarlet fur as dubbing to build up front half of body. Tie off 1/6 from eye.
Wind oval silver tinsel forward to rib body in equal turns. Tie off.
Tie in hen hackle infront of body. Make 2 turns only.
Tie in rolled teal fibres on top of hook behind eye, to make wing. Pinch black hackle downwards and under body to make throat at same time as angling the wing back over body at 30 deg
Make head, tie off with whip finish behind eye. Clear or black varnish.