Nick Thomas
Easy
- Run on the thread, take down to the bend and tie in a piece of ribbon.
- Thread the bed onto a piece of copper wire and tie in the wire on top of the hook either side of the bead to secure it in place.
- Tie in a partridge feather at the back of the shank, dub up to the bead, wind the hackle forward and tie in.
- Whip finish and remove the waste feather and the thread.
- Reattach the thread in front of the bead and tie in a second feather.
- Dub the body, wind the hackle over tie in and trim off the waste end.
- Stroke the hackle fibres down, pull the ribbon over the body and tie in.
- Trim off the end of the ribbon, whip finish and remove the thread.
- Cover the ribbon with UV-resin and cure.
- Varnish the shell and head.
| Hook | Fulling Mill FM50 65 #14 |
| Thread | 12/0 brown |
| Bead | Get Slotted 2.5mm dark metallic tungsten on copper wire |
| Body | Troutline natural squirrel dubbing |
| Legs | Partridge |
| Shell | 3mm brown organza or cream ribbon coloured with a marker pen, and finally covered with UV-resin |
