Brown Hackle Peacock

[Michael Dell]

Here is another simple fly to tie. (photos to follow)

Brown Hackle Peacock

Hook: wet fly 6-14

Thread: Black 6/0

Body: peacock herl spun into rope

Hackle: brown

Step 1: Dress the shank of the hook with thread.

Step 2: Gather 5-10 strands of peacock herl and cut off top 1” of tips. The tips are the weakest part of the herl.

Step 3: Tie in peacock herl tips the length of the shank, leaving room for the hackle and head (about 2 eye widths)

Step 4: wrap the peacock herl counterclockwise around the thread about 7 to 10 times.

Step 5: Grasp the herl and thread together and wrap to the point where tips of herl were tied off.

Step 6: Cut the butt of the brown hackle where it starts getting fluffy. Cut the hackle fibres on the sides of the stem for about 2-3 mm leaving short stubs.

Step 7: Tie in the hackle stem and wrap the hackle around shank three or four times. Tie off hackle.

Step 8: Wrap thread to make head and force hackle fibres back. Whip finish the head. Cement.