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Goby type fly Step by StepGoby type fly Step by Step
Materials
Hook: I use a Mustad 2# Long shank
Thread: Danvilles clear mono
Head: Deer hair
Body: Rams wool also known as Sculpin wool or Sheeps fleece ( I get mine from Austen of UKsaltwaterflies)
Tail: Brown Hackle
Pectorals: Brown hen Hackle
Eyes: 3d moulded form Austen
Step one
Good thread base on the hook
Step two
Tie in a wide webby feather either side of the hook shank
Step three
Tie in another wide webby feather either side of the shank
Step four
Tie in two hackles either side of the shank
Step Five
Cut a good sized pinch of rams wool spread it around the shank and reverse tie. pull it back towards the bend of the hook and secure with a few wraps
Repeat this process stacking it tightly after each layer until 2/3 of the hook shank is covered
Step six
Begin stacking the deer hair to form the head
I fuind that three( pencil thickness) sized clumps are sufficient
Step seven
Trimming ... this is the " interesting" bit
Do not try and trim it down in one go, I find holding the hook between thumb and forefinger is easier than in the vice
Take you time , start with the deer hair and trim it down in gradual steps
Step eight
Cut or burn a recess for the eyes , Affix the eys using a dab of epoxy or I'm told Zap A Gap is very good
Step nine
Make a hole through the body of the fly approx 1/4 " behind the deer hair using your bodkin , strip all the fluffy marabou from a wide webby feather. apply a dab of super glue just where the stalk meets the feather, push through the hole you made in the body, and trim of excess stalk . repeat for other side.
A bit of final trimming, and thats it folks... hope this has been of some help
Andy
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