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Appalachian Fly Fishing





Upper Wilson Special

HookMustad 94840 Dry Fly 12-18
ThreadOlive 8/0
TailTan Elk Hair
BodyOlive Sparkle Dubbing
WingCalf Body Hair
HackleGrizzly Hackle

 

 

 

 

 


1- Start thread and tie in elk body hair for tail.


2- Tie in Calf body hair forward and cut bases at an angle. Wrap thread and taper the body back to where you tied in the tail.


3-Pull calf body hair up and wrap thread in front of the hair to make it stand up.


4-Divide wing into two halves and wrap thread figure 8 style until wing is separated.


5-Apply dubbing wax to thread and then apply liberal dubbing to the thread.


6-Dub the body to just in front of the divided wings.


7-Tie in grizzly hackle and wrap forward from in front of the divided wings to the hook eye. Be careful not to crowd the eye and whip finish and cement.