Shredge

[scotfly]

This fly was devised by Tony Knight. He devised it to be an imitation of a shrimp, hatching sedge or sedge pupa.
Clever fellow and a great fly.    There are quite a few variations, the most common one is to tie the wings down the side. Another is one by Steve Parton, his has a darker tapering body tied round the bend and has no wing. He calls his one the Emergent Tobacco Sedge.
The original mix for the body is described as a light tobacco colour, achieved by mixing 70% cinnamon and 30% yellow seal?s fur.
The mix I use is equal amounts of light and dark cinnamon and yellow seal?s fur.

Instructions assume right-handed tyers

HOOK ? Kamasan B175 # 12
THREAD ? Yellow 6/0
BODY ? Seal?s Fur, mix as above
RIB ? Flat Gold Tinsel
WINGS ? Mallard
HACKLE ? Ginger Hen

STEP 1
Attach the thread.



STEP 2
Cut the tinsel to a point.



And tie in.



STEP 3
Apply a pinch of dubbing mix to the thread.



And wrap to form the body.



STEP 4
Follow with the rib in evenly spaced turns.



STEP 5
Tie in the wings.



STEP 6
Trim the waste and tie in the hackle.



STEP 7
Wrap the hackle and tie off.



STEP 8
Trim the waste, form a neat head, whipfinish and varnish for the completed fly.