Slick Water Compra Dun

Slick Water Compra Dun

Fly Materials

Wing Pale Chartruse dyed Coastal Deer
Tail Yellow or Olive McLean's Super Tail
Body PMD McLean's Quill Body

Tying Instructions

Instructions

Instructions









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Form a thread base 2/3 of the way back on the hook. 




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Advance the thread 2/3 of
the way
back up the hook shank. 




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Apply a drop of lacquer to the thread base. 




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Take a small
pinch of deer hair
and stack tie in securely with the tips towards the eye.




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Bring thread to the
front of the wing holding
the wing upright build a tapered thread button securely against the wing. 




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Bring
thread to the
rear of the hook slightly down the hook bend. 




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Build up a thread button take two
fibers of super tail laying them on top of shank.




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Pass thread
directly in front of the thread button over tail fibers erecting and splaying
tail. 




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Tie in quill body by the tapered end. 




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Build thread taper to
the butts of the deer hair. 




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Apply a drop of lacquer on thread foundation. 




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Wrap
quill to form body tying off just behind butts of deer hair.




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Apply
another drop of lacquer on body. 




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Dub slim noodle and cover wing junction angling
the dubbing slightly to cover any bare spots under the hook. 




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Take 2 wraps behind and 2 wraps in front. 




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Whip finish and cement head. 




 




Note: 
This is
my favorite may fly imitation it is effective in black, PMD,
slate dun, olive, yellow, grey olive, and brown.

PMD McLean's Quill Body

 
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