Kate McLaren variant – fuzzel Katie

 

Seldom, at least in my case, fished alone this fly is a great top dropper or bob fly when lock style fly fishing. I particularly find it useful when yellow winged hoppers or other insects with yellow parts are on the trouts menu. It looks nothing like a hopper of course but I think the little bit of yellow in the tail as well  as the movement of the fuzzeled body and the soft front hackle are often enough to trigger a response.

Materials

Hook Thread Tail Rib Body Hackle
Knapek lure #10 to #14 Black Yellow hackle fibres Fine silver wire Black seals fur Badger hackle dyed brown

Process

A
  1. Wind the thread from the 95% position to the bend of the hook.
  2. Tie in a tail of yellow hackle fibres about as long as the shank of the hook.
  3. Tie in a length of fine copper wire.

B
  1. Load your thread with seals fur dubbing using the single strand method of dubbing.
  2. Dub on a slightly round cigar shaped body along the rear 4/5 of the hook shank.

C
  1. Wind the silver wire forward forming 5 or 6 body segments. This will of course lock down some of the seals fur tips.
  2. Use a piece of Velcro to pick out a lot of the seals fur dubbing tips. This is an alternative to palmering a hackle along the body and simplifies the tying of the fly whilst preserving its appeal.
  3. Tie a badger hackle that has been died brown by the butt in the gap between the eye of the hook and the body of the fly.

D
  1. Take 2 or 3 turns of the fly depending on the thickness of the hackle fibres.
  2. Stroke the hackle fibres back and lock them in position with a couple of wraps of thread.
  3. Build up a neat head.
  4. Whip finish the head, trim the thread and varnish the head.



Last Updated: March 11, 2011
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Categories: Flies, Loch flies, Streamers & pulling flies, Wee wets
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