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Diawl Flashbach
This is the Diawl Flashbach, a long shank variation of the Diawl Bach and one which for me has been more successful than the standard dressing.
Instructions assume right-handed tyers
HOOK – Kamasan B200 #12
THREAD – Brown 8/0 Bennechi
TAIL – Brown hen hackle fibres
BODY – Peacock Herl
RIB – Copper wire
BEARD – Brown hen hackle fibres
THORAX – Peacock Herl
CHEEKS – Medium flat pearl tinsel.
STEP 1
Mount the hook in the vice, attach the thread and wrap towards the bend. Catch in the rib under the shank as you go.
STEP 2
Take a bunch or brown hackle fibres and mount on top of the shank.
STEP 3
Catch in 3 Peacock herls and wrap the thread to the shoulder.
STEP 4
Apply a cote of varnish to the body, then after twisting the Peacock Herl into a rope wrap it over the wet varnish.
STEP 5
Wrap the rib and tie off. Then invert the hook in the vice and attach a bunch of brown fibres for the beard hackle.
STEP 6
Turn the hook the right way and tie in one strand of pearl Mylar on each side of the hook.
STEP 7
Tie in a further three strands of Peacock Herl for the thorax and wrap towards the eye, then trim off the waste.
STEP 8
Pull the two strands of pearl Mylar towards the eye, parallel with the hook shank and tie off. Form a neat head whipfinish and varnish for the completed fly.
As with the standard Diawl Bach the variations are endless.
You can weight this fly if you want, but I find the added weight of the long shank hook sufficient.
I have used medium Mylar because I prefer a subtle flash, if you wish you can use wide Mylar or use Red Holographic or Red Glo-Brite (or anything else that takes your fancy)
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Last edited by scotfly; 07-03-2007 at 07:06 PM.
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