A)
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Wind the thread in touching turns to the bend of the hook.
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Cut the centre V out of a church window feather and tie it
in at the bend of the hook as a tail.
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Dub a tin body over the rear half of the hook.
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B)
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Tie the balance of the church window feather in by its
butt just behind the eye of the hook.
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C)
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Hold the hackle with hackle pliers right in where the V
of the tail was cut and wrap it around the hook shank. There is
generally only enough church window for 2 wraps around the hook shank
and that is plenty.
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Tie the feather off with thread and if necessary (and its
generally not) trim the butt end of the church window feather.
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D)
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Slide the fingers of your right hand (if your right
handed) over the front of the fly forcing the hackle to lay back and
tie them into place with one or two wraps of thread.
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Apply some dubbing to the thread and dub on a head that is
thicker than the body.
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Whip finish and varnish the thread at the eye of the hook.
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