Step 1.
Start the thread 1/8 inch before the hook point. Be sure to keep the thread tight. This will allow the mylar to sit flat and smooth.
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Step 2.
Trim mylar to a point, tying the gold side up. Wrap your thread toward the hook eye until the trimmed mylar is secured.
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Step 3.
Wrap the mylar toward the hooks eye, overlapping each wrap 50% with moderate tension to keep the mylar smooth and even.
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Step 4.
Wrap the mylar to the thread starting point, unwind the thread two turns, the second turn should go over the mylar. With one wrap of thread over the mylar, continue two more wraps of thread to secure, then trim off the mylar.
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Step 5.
Wind the thread up to ¼ inch from the hook eye. Tie in the french oval ribbing. Secure the ribbing in front of the silver mylar. Repeat the same process with the micro chenille.
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Step 6.
Wind the micro chenille back up towards the eye, starting as close as possible to the silver mylar , wrapping opposite to the thread. Tie in and trim where it meets the end of the thread wraps.
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Step 7.
Trim the Magnum rabbit strip to a point, tying in 1/8 inch forward of the chenille.
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Step 8.
Wet the rabbit hair to make it easier to separate the hairs to secure with the ribbing. Put tension on the Rabbit strip while securing with the ribbing. Adding tension will pull the hairs making them stand up, giving the fly more body while swinging.
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Step 9.
Continue winding the ribbing, leave 1/8 inch space between wraps. Secure the ribbing with 10 wraps of thread. Take 3-4 strands of pearl crystal flash and tie in on top of the hook.
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Step 10.
Strip off one side of a saddle hackle, tie it in tip first, wrapping as tight and close together as possible without breaking the hackle. |
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Step 11.
Tie in the cactus chenille, winding opposite of the hackle. Each wrap will need to have the fibers of the chenille pulled back with your fingers to keep the chenille wrapped tightly, tie off with 3-4 securing wraps with the thread.
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Step 12.
Soak a burnt spey hackle in hot water for 5 min; this will keep the stem of the hackle from breaking. Strip one side of the hackle and tie in tip first. Wrap the hackle the same direction as the chenille pulling the fibers back to keep them lying over the chenille.
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Step 13.
Tie off and trim the spey hackle. Select a long fibered mallard flank feather, strip one side of the feather and tie in tip first. Wind the flank the same direction as the burnt spey hackle, four to five wraps is all you will get from a mallard flank feather. Tie off and add some good quality head cement.
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Step 14.
Trim the rabbit strip 1 inch back from the mylar leaving ½ inch overhang from the bend of the hook. Do not use any more length to the rabbit strip as you may encounter short strikes. Trim the rabbit strip to a point and go get some Steelhead!
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