albannachxcuileag Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 This is an adaptation of an American pattern that I used for the 90 Second tie swap. The original was tied on a size 8 streamer hook with chenille and a wooly bugger hackle so I opted to reduce the size and increase the mobility of the fly body with the use of Ostrich herl. It is a very simple pattern and can be tyed in any colour combination to suit area of fishing. As it is it will make a good dry to try under trees during the caterpillar season, weighted and it will imitate a few wriggly things! Materials - Hook - Kamasan B830 size 12 Thread - any - Cream UTC 140 Denier used here Body - 2 light Olive Ostrich Herls and 1 Olive Grizzly Hackle Back - Permanent marker - Promarker Raw Sienna used. Prepare your hook by taking the thread into the start of the bend as this will give some tail bristles. Select a couple of long herls, I tried this with one and found out it took too long for the swap version and used 2 instead. Prepare your hackle by cleaning off the flue from the stalk and then hold all 3 so that the tips are even Lay them onto the hook and keep them back behind the eye and secure them along the length of the hook shank with the thread Wrap your herls up the shank of the hook to the eye and secure with a couple of wraps of thread No need to cut off, just snap them off with your nails Now palmer your hackle with reasonably tight turns through the herl in the same direction that you wound the herl Trim off the excess and then whip finish the head with about 5 turns of thread - if you want a bigger head then repeat this part Get rid of any stray fibres by holding back the body of the fly between your fingers and flash burn the strays with a lighter and then take a permanent marker of your choice and rub it up the back of the fly and include the head as well Varnish the head and your 1,000 leg worm is complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 it's a cute little caterpiller. so you didnt put the cap back on the pen between flies, did you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albannachxcuileag Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 it's a cute little caterpiller. so you didnt put the cap back on the pen between flies, did you? Yes I did! I am Scottish, remember, and we don't let pens dry out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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