Converting a Ray Bergman wet fly to a streamer.
Using white thread, lay down a thread base to the bend of the hook
Tie in the Golden Pheasant Tippets for the tail
Tie in the peacock herls and wrap the butt as shown
Advance the thread in touching turns to the eye of the hook and tie in the black ultra wire for the rib and the orange floss for the body
Wrap the thread toward the bend of the hook and wrap back forward to the eye of the hook building a smooth under body of thread
Wrap the orange floss forward for the body
Rib the body with the black ultra wire in 5 approximately equal turns
Switch the tying thread from white to black
Tie in brown hackle fibers or schlappen for the throat
Tie in the red squirrel tail fibers for the wing
Trim off thread and cement the head
Tail - Golden pheasant tippet
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Orange floss
Rib - Black floss
Throat - Brown hackle
Wing - Natural red squirrel tail
Butt - Peacock herl
Body - Orange floss
Rib - Black floss
Throat - Brown hackle
Wing - Natural red squirrel tail
Nice fly.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tying sequence.
Reminds me of my friend John H. back in the 80's we'd compare notes on the various wetfly patterns in Bergman's book, but our objective was transforming them into Steelhead flies...
ReplyDeleteI need to tye up some of these, they'll work on Eastern Sierra Brown Trout...
Thank You,
DEAN ~~~
excellent, as usual. nice bug!
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