This is the second of two patterns I submitted to a swap on Outdoorsbest forum. See Black Mel (http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8123.0) for more details and links.
This one I have named ?Tip 2 Toe?
Instructions assume right-handed tyers
HOOK - Kamasan B170 #16
THREAD - Hopper Yellow UTC70
HACKLE - Tip of hen Cree (semi-palmered)
BODY - Stripped stem of hackle wrapped
STEP 1
Prepare the hackle for tying in by stripping all the fibres from the tip down.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/flies/stem-tip.jpg)
STEP 2
Attach the thread at the eye.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/flies/stem-tip-1.jpg)
STEP 3
Tie in the hackle. Don?t cut the stem off. Instead trap it all the way down, then take the thread back to the shoulder.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/flies/stem-tip-2.jpg)
STEP 4
Wrap the hackle stem to form the body and tie off.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/flies/stem-tip-3.jpg)
STEP 5
Semi-palmer the hackle and tie off, taking the thread through the hackle to the head.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/flies/stem-tip-4.jpg)
STEP 6
Finally, whipfinish and varnish for the completed fly.
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t149/scot2flyfish/flies/stem-tip-5.jpg)