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Wind the hackle
in close touching turns three or four times round the hook shank. Then
catch in the loose end with 3 or 4 turns of thread, trim off the end. |
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| With both hands
draw the fibres forward and hold them down with the left hand as shown. |
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Bind down the hackle
forming a nice neat head shape in the process. |
| Whip finish and
trim, the fly is now ready for varnishing. |
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Varnish the head
with red varnish, I prefer to varnish first with clear dope which tightens
as it dries, then finish with a coat of Red. |
| Opposite we have
one of the many variations on the Ally shrimp. There are many combinations
of colour and even the Orange Ally has it's own "orange" variants. Funnily enough
they all seem to catch fish as do many other fly patterns. |
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