Hawthorn

[scotfly]

This one is a little different to the excellent pattern Hans put up.


Instructions assume right-handed tyers.

HOOK ? Kamasan B100 #16
THREAD ? Black UTC70
EXTENDED BODY ? Ultra Fine Chenille Flame Sealed
LEGS ? Knotted Dyed Black Pheasant Tail
WING ? CDC
SIGHTER - White Yarn (optional)
THORAX COVER/ HEAD ? Black Ethafoam
THORAX ? Black Seals Fur
HACKLE ? Black Cock (not genetic)


STEP 1
Mount the hook in the vice and tie in the extended body.



STEP 2
Prepare and tie in the legs



STEP 3
Tie in two CDC feathers for the wings.



Followed by the sighter.



STEP 4
Tie in a strip of ethafoam



STEP 5
Tie in the hackle.



STEP 6
Apply a pinch of dubbing to the thread and wrap to form the thorax.




STEP 7
Wrap the hackle through the thorax and tie off at the eye.



STEP 8
Pull the ethafoam over the thorax and tie down at the eye.



STEP 9
Cut the ethafoam leaving a small stub on the end, then whipfinish and varnish for the completed fly.




Fish when the naturals are about. You don?t need to treat this one with floatant, the buoyancy is built in.
Another reason for not treating this one, and the reason I stipulated non genetic hackle, is that the naturals float low on/in the surface. Floatant or genetic hackles, due to the density of fibre, would encourage this pattern to sit on, rather than in, the surface film.

[haresear]

That's a beauty Scotfly. I'll be tying some of those as heather fly imitations.

I've never really seen fish gorging on hawthorns, but the mating heather flies are a different matter.

Alex

[scotfly]

Exact same pattern save for the legs, as I'm sure you know, the legs on the Heather fly are reddish orange.

[scotfly]

I've added an important bit of information I had forgotten at the bottom of the step by step.

[Wildfisher]

I've added an important bit of information I had forgotten at the bottom of the step by step.

ah, so by some standards set on the fly fishing forums this is not a true dry fly ............... :lol:

[scotfly]

 Of course it is, it hasn't even got moist yet!