Klinkhammer

 

This Dutch fly designed for Grayling but is equally at home with trout and regarded as many amongst the best emerger patterns ever tied. It's well suited when fishing to emerging mayflies and caddis feeders and is easily seen on the water because of the poly yarn post. Whilst you can tie these in any colour combination you like I generally get away with a charcoal and a brown version in a couple of sizes.

Available on line – just $2 each tied on quality barbless hooks.

Materials

Hook Thread Wing post Body Hackle Thorax
12 to 18 curved hook Black or dark brown Poly yarn Dubbing Died Grizzly hackle. Peacock dubbing

Process

A
  1. Lay a layer of thread on the front third of the hook shank and take the thread back half way along that.
  2. Tie in a tuft of poly yarn.

B
  1. Pull the two ends of the poly yarn up together and tie them into a post with a few wraps of thread just above the hook shank.

C
  1. Take the thread down half way round the bend of the hook.
  2. Using the single strand dubbing technique dub a cigar shaped body all the way up to the post.
  3. Tie a hackle in just in front of the post with the shiny side up.

D
  1. Take a few wraps of the hackle round the post making sure that each wrap is below the previous wrap.
  2. 4 to 6 wraps is generally plenty.

E
  1. Whilst holding the hackle taught and in line with the shank of the hook just behind the eye of the hook use the finger of your left hand to lift the post and parachute hackle out of the way and at the same time hold the hackle in position.
  2. Take several firm wraps of thread locking the hackle off.

F
  1. Using a blade trim the excess hackle.

G
  1. Dub a thorax of peacock dubbing material between the post and the eye of the hook.
  2. Build up a neat head and whip finish the thread.
  3. Varnish the head of the fly taking care to avoid the eye of the hook and the parachute hackle.



Last Updated: January 10, 2011
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Categories: Dry flies, Emergers, Flies, My "trout" dry fly box
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