High Viz dry to fish with Duo,

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cracking fly that one. thanks for sharing

burhan

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the body is a bit to fat for my liking. instead of tying you wing post on top of the shank of the hook, create a u shape with the post and tye it from underneath wrapping it round the shank. this will give you a much slimmer body.
here is my version of the same fly

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Lovely fly Stevie. Just when I though I had all my patterns decided for 2012 ....

Thanks

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Lovely fly, not dissimilar to one I posted a little while back I use the same method as you for tying in the wing post, as you say, it gives a nice slim tie in point.

very nice mate nice slim line body and i notice you tye off the same as me under the hackle, it gives it a better finish

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Yep, I like the way it pushes the hackle up away from the body so the fly rides lower in the film Also think its neater because I get less stray hackle fibres. Was glad when I found a method of tying para hackles that I got on with because I struggled with them for a while before landing on a method that worked for me.

mot thats a great looking fly and thanks for the tips I will give your method a go.

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Cracking fly Stevie very neat .

Just out of interest, how do you finish off beneath the hackle? I used to use a loop of thread to draw the tag back through as I could not manage with my fingers too well, nor with a whip finish tool (which I never really use). Any top tips on that or should I just be getting some practice in?

Andy