Fly Tying

1. Start by wrapping your lead wire on the hook shank.

2. Then wrap your tying thread on and add tails.

3. Next, tie in your for ribbing.

4. Now dub your thread

5. and wrap your dubbing about two thirds up the hook shank.

6. At the eye, tie in a strip of latex about 3 - 4mm ( or .12 - .15 inches ) wide in such a way that it protrudes over the eye.

7. Now split your thread with a needle,

8. put some fuzzier dubbing ( e.g. seal ) between the strands and spin..

9. Use this dubbing to build your flie´s thorax and leave your bobbin hanging right where the abdomen meets the thorax. Now pull your latex strip back and tie it down right there.

10. To snip off the latex, fold it lenghtwise between your fingertips and make a slanted cut towards the rear, thus nicely shaping the rear end of the wingcase.