Twist of Lemon

Hook	6-2 Bartleet salmon fly hook	The finished twisted body
Thread	Yellow/white and Black
Tag	Narrow flat silver tinsel
Body	Oval silver tinsel and yellow floss twisted
Thorax	Red flash dubbing
Hackle	Yellow hen hackle
Head	Black

1. Cover the hook shank with a smooth layer of light thread. Let the thread hang down to reach the hook point
2. Tie in a strip of narrow silver tinsel and wind it to reach a point above the point of the barb and back
3. Tie down and cut surplus
4. Take a strand of yellow floss and a similar strand of oval silver tinsel
5. Tie in both at the tag
6. Wind the thread forwards, form a smooth foundation of thread for the body
7. Twist the floss and tinsel counterclockwise using a hackle plier.
8. The twist should form a tight and even rope
9. Wind the rope fowards in close and even turns to a point 1/4 shank length behind the hook eye
10. Tie down and cut surplus
11. Dub some red flash dubbing on the thread and form a short, dense thorax
12. Tie in a yellow hackle, tip first and hackle stem upwards
13. Wind the hackle clockwise in wet fly style, folding it over and stroking barbs to the rear of the hook
14. 2-3 turns will suffice depending on the hackle
15. Tie down and cut surplus
16. Whip finish the light thread and tie in the black
17. Form a nice, small head from black tying thread
18. Whip finish and varnish