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A)
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Starting at the eye of the hook wind the thread
backward along the front half of the hook shank in touching turns and
then return the thread back toward the eye of the hook to the 3/4
position.
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Select two matching feather slips and tie them in
upright with one on each side of the hook shank.
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OR
Tie in a bunch of
hackle fibres upright and divided.
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B)
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Wrap the thread almost to the bend of the hook and
then tie in a tail of 6 or 7 hackle fibres. The finished length of the
tail should be between between 3/4 and the full length of the hook
shank.
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Tie in the ribbing material at the bend of the hook.
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Wind the thread forward to the wing forming a
smooth but thin body.
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C)
Take a peacock herl and using an eraser wipe the flue off the
quill.
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D)
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Tie in the stripped peacock eye quill from the
thick
end directly behind the wing.
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Trim the butt end close to the tie in position
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E)
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Wind the stripped herl all the way down to the bend of the
hook so that there is just a pin line between each wrap of stripped
herl.
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Whilst maintaining the tension on the stripped herl with
your left hand pick up the ribbing material with your right hand and
wind it back to the wing forming 4 or 5
segments that lock the stripped herl in position.
- Tie the ribbing material off and trim the excess of both
the stripped herl and the ribbing material.
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F)
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Tie the hackle in at the 2/3 position this is just a
little behind the wings.
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Take the thread forward to the 95% position.
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G)
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Wind the hackle forward in touching turns up to the wing
and in front of the wing all the way to the thread.
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Tie the hackle off and trim the excess.
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Build up small neat head.
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Whip finish and varnish the head.
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