Treacle Parkin

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The really sad thing about this fly is that these days it seems to get largely overlooked. Greased up and on the top it does very well for grayling, browns and rainbows.

 

Tying Materials

 

Hook: Fulling Mill Easy AP Size 18 barbless

Thread: Black UTC70

Body: 2 Strands of natural peacock herl

Tag: Lime floss doubled and then doubled again.

Hackle: The original tying called for red game. I prefer honey

 

Tying Method

 

Step 1: Secure the hook in the vice with the point protruding.

 

Step 2: Catch in the black tying thread.

 

Step 3: Wind the thread to a point directly opposite the hook point.

 

Step 4: Take a length of lime green floss. Double between your fingers and redouble it. Catch in at the rear of the hook with 3 or 4 turns of thread. Do not trim in front of the tying but leave to ensure a slim profile in the fly body.

 

Step 5: Select 2 peacock herl fibres and trim the ends.

 

Step 6: Tie in the 2 peacock herls wind the thread up behind the eye and form the body with the herls.

 

Step 7: 2 Turns of tying thread will secure the herls. Trim off the waste ends.

 

Step 8: From the base of a honey cock cape remove a hackle.

 

Step 9: The hackle fibres should measure approximately 1 to 1-1/2 times the gape of the hook. Remove downy fibres from the base of the hackle stalk to ready it for tying in.

 

Step 10: Tie in the hackle.

 

Tying contnues in part 2

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Treacle Parkin Part 2

 

Step 11: Wind the collar hackle.

 

Step 12: Catch in the hackle end with 2 turns of thread and trim the excess hackle.

 

Step 13: Gently ease back any stray hackle fibres from the eye of the hook and tie them in if required.

 

Step 14: Whip finish and apply a small spot of clear varnish to the head.

 

Step 15: Trim the tag ensuring that all aspects of the fly are in correct proportion.

[ladystrange]

i have a pattern that is very similar and works extremely well on cutthroat here. i use deer hair for the tail, a small clump of calfs tail for a wing set just behind the hackle, it also serves as an indicator on the water. i got a little excited with the calfs tail on this one, thinned out a bit and it looks better. but it worked all the same