Re: [VFB] "Secret Fly" - report

[DMurphy832]

YOU told ME this was a secret!  Now I can't outfish 498 other members of the VFB.  Well, I never could outfish you anyway. BTW,you added the Brahma fibers since you first showed me how to tie this pattern (luckily I got a saddle from LE and you steered me to the co-op capes which are sweet but I wish they had some for tying a smaller size, do they?) and you never told me I needed Flex-Loc.  Bring some down to the cabin when you come in June (I need some dates so I can put in for a few vacation days) along with a cree silver Whiting saddle (get Don O to smooth talk Tom if you have to) and I'll pay you cash as Lina is going to have a fit over my credit card charges from Lines End.  Yes, I'll have your official key made by then and you'll by the ONLY non-family member to posess one.  -Murf   [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Put an appropriately sized gold Spirit River BriteBead on a Daiichi #1251. Attach your thread and wrap back to the tail position. Attach a small amount of Opal Pearl or Mint Pearl Awesome Hair at the tail position with most of the material extending towards the eye of the hook. Attach a length of brassie sized Ultra Wire (my favs are Chartreuse, Red or Gold...but they all work). Advance your thread to the bead. Carefully wrap the wire...keeping the Awesome Hair on the top of the hook shank...up to the bead. Clip off the excess wire. Fold the Awesome Hair back towards the bend and hold in place with a few thread wraps. Attach a few peacock herl and wrap the thorax...tie off and trim. Pull the remaining Awesome Hair over the herl and tie off as a flash back. Add some Whiting Brahma Hen fibers as legs and tie off. Trim the Awesome Hair tail fairly short. It's important to coat the Awesome Hair flash back with Flex-Loc as the material is very fragile.