The build-up of bright-green tying thread gives a very good trigger point. At the same time the long marabou tail and bright-green partridge hackle give the fly plenty of movement, just like the real thing.
Fish this fly on its own with a long leader and an intermediate line for best results. On reservoirs, fish it on the point with a nymph on the dropper.
Hook: Standard wet size 10
Thread: Fluo green
Body: Olive and gold Blaze
Tail: Olive marabou
Rib: Medium copper wire
Hackle: Lime-green partridge
Head: Tying thread
How to tie the fly
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1. Clamp the hook in the vice and with touching turns create a base of tying thread, stopping opposite the barb. |
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2. Take a generous pinch of marabou and secure with a couple of wraps of thread, trim the excess and even up the body. |
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3. Now secure the ribbing material, the copper wire, at the rear of the hook shank. |
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4. Form an even dubbing rope with the Blaze. |
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5. Wind the dubbing rope in tight touching turns up to the thorax area, making sure there is no thread visible. |
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6. Wind the copper wire up in the opposite direction from the dubbing in open turns – six should do. |
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7. With your hackle pliers, grab the tip of the partridge feather and stroke the fibres back in the opposite direction. Attach the hackle by the tips. |
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8. Wind the partridge hackle a couple of times around the shank and secure and snip off the excess. |
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9. Now build up the head with the tying thread, until you are happy with the shape, and whip finish. Add a drop of superglue for a more robust pattern. |
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