Founded 1994 by Armand Courchaine
Ed Lombardo's Hex and
Soft Hackle Dry Flies
Hex Dun
Hook: Mustad dry fly 8 (1x or 2x for TMC)
Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 tan (Ed uses 8/0)
Body: yellow rabbit dubbing
Tail: white calftail
Wing: white calftail
Hackle: furnace brown Tie relatively sparsely; see picture.
1. Cut, stack, and tie in a shank-length pinch of calftail,
with butts coming half-way up the hook. Cover butts.
2. Cut, stack, and tie in a pinch of calftail (a little
longer and enough for both wings). Butts should meet tail butts Leave
1/8th inch of space behind eye. Cover butts and wrap back and forth
over both sets for smooth underbody.
3. Bring thread to front, hold up wing, and wind to build
up a tapered wall to hold it ut.
4. Divide wings by pulling half the calftail to each
side. X-wrap the wings several times. Then make several figure 8s from
the front—never go under the shank. Finally, wrap the base of
each wing and wind thread back to tail.
5. Dub a thin noodle of yellow rabbit for body—leaving
1/8th inch of space for wing.
6. Select 2 hackle the proper size, marry them concave
side to concave side. Wind 4 times behind wings. “Skip”
hackle (slide under) wings and wind 2 twice in front of wing.
7. Hold hackle back and tie down. Whip finish. Add head
cement.
Hex Emerger
Hook: Mustad dry fly 8 (1x or 2x for TMC)
Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 tan (Ed uses 8/0)
Body: yellow rabbit
Tail: white calftail
Wing: white calftail
Hackle: Hungarian Partridge
Weight: lead or lead substitute--optional
With weight, cast across stream; it will rise as you retreive
and look like a rising emerger. It may also be tied without weight and
fished on the surface.
1. Wrap hook with 10 turns, leaving room for hackle and
head
2. Tie in tail with butts coming up to weight. Wrap butts
3. Dub tapered body
4. Stack a pinch of calftail after removing the fuzz.
Cut slightly longer than the hook shank. Put a drop of head cement on
the base of the butts.
5. Tie in down-wing style
6. Select a proper-sized Hungarian Partridge covert.
Pull off fuzzy part. Select 1/4 inch chevron by pinching together the
barbules above it. Tie in a little above the chevron. Grasp hackle in
hackle pliers and hold straight up. Force back barbules. Wind, tie off,
whip finish. Add head cement.
Soft Hackle Dry Fly
Hook: 14 or 16 dry fly
Thread: to match fly
Body: rabbit hair to match fly
Wing: Hungarian Partridge
1. Dub tapered body
2. Select a proper-sized Hungarian Partridge covert.
Pull off fuzzy part. Select 1/4 inch chevron by pinching together
the barbules above it. Tie in a little above the chevron.
3. Grasp hackle in hackle pliers and hold straight
up. Force back barbules. Wind, tie off, whip finish. Add head cement.
Top
Fishing Reports
- Lake
Depth Maps - Stocking
Schedule - Knots
-
|