t.z. | Friday, 19 February 2016
Following up on the emerger article from last Friday - here is the "foam hare klink" - the fly is an example for the use of fur fibres as hackle - or hackle substitute if you so will. It´s always interesting to practice all sorts of techniques.
I have in later flies replaced the foam with fur fibres from the artic hares feet.
The Foam Hare Klink
Set the hook in the vice - I used a big Partridge Klinkhamer extreme.
The large size is chosen so the tying steps are easier to see.
fix the thread
cut a 3mm wide strip of foam
and tie in as shown
dub the thread
use the "reverse" dubbing technique
rib the body with the thread
use darker dubbing for the thorax
tie it around the foam post in a figure of 8 manner
turn the hook in or with the vice
split the thread
choose some longer fibres from a hares mask
and insert them into the split thread
twist the thread
and wind this "hackle" around the wingpost
nice and soft hackle
now whip finish under the hackle onto the post
if you like you can color the post a little bit so it´s also visible in glary conditions
the finished fly
yum for the fish
related article: http://www.sexyloops.com/index.php/ps/sexyloops-fly-tying-school-part-17-emergers
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