Fly Tying
The Hex Dun pattern that I like to use is a simple White Wulf pattern originally designed by Mr. Lee Wulf. The only difference being my fly is I tied with a body of yellow dyed rabbit fur.
This is how I tie it. I first start with a standard dry fly hook,I like Mustad's 94833 or 94840, in sizes # 10 and #8 the 94840 is a heavier wire hook and this is the hook I prefer for this pattern. I tie in a tail of white calftail the same length as the hook shank. Next I tie in a wing of the same, white calftail upright and divided. This wing will be as tall again as the hook shank length. I then start at the rear of the hook and tie in a dubbed body of yellow rabbit fur to a point just short of the wing. You need to leave a space of about 1/8 inch behind the wing for wrapping your hackle. I then tie in a brown furnace hackle which is a size that reaches to half the hight of the wing. Three wraps in back and two wraps in front of the wing, sparse is always preferred. I then tie in a little yellow dubbing just in front of the brown hackle to the eye of hook, that's it your done.
My Hex spinner is tied with all the same material. For my spinner I like using the mustad 94833, the thinner wire hook. The spinner uses less material. Again I like to use a size #10 hook for my spinner. I first tie in a tail of white calftail the same length as the hook shank. This tail should be tied sparse. Next I tie in a wing of white calftail upright and divided, but in this case I use the figure eight tying method to pull down the wings so that they lay flat and perpendicular to the hook or body. I then tie in a dubbed body of orange dyed rabbit fur, this body should have a little larger than normal thorax. Again leave 1/8 in. just behind the wing so to wrap a smaller brown furace hackle in. The size of this hackle should be half the size of the dun's hackle. I find that this hackle provides just a little more flotation to the fly. And like the Dun I dub in a little orange in front of the wing to the hook eye. Remember, tie these flies sparse I can't stress this point enough. By tying them sparse and applying fly floatant they will float higher and longer. One thing we don't need during this hatch is to worry if our fly is floating high and dry during dark fishing conditions. More later on this and the hatch, and how to fish it.
Best always, Ed
This is how I tie it. I first start with a standard dry fly hook,I like Mustad's 94833 or 94840, in sizes # 10 and #8 the 94840 is a heavier wire hook and this is the hook I prefer for this pattern. I tie in a tail of white calftail the same length as the hook shank. Next I tie in a wing of the same, white calftail upright and divided. This wing will be as tall again as the hook shank length. I then start at the rear of the hook and tie in a dubbed body of yellow rabbit fur to a point just short of the wing. You need to leave a space of about 1/8 inch behind the wing for wrapping your hackle. I then tie in a brown furnace hackle which is a size that reaches to half the hight of the wing. Three wraps in back and two wraps in front of the wing, sparse is always preferred. I then tie in a little yellow dubbing just in front of the brown hackle to the eye of hook, that's it your done.
My Hex spinner is tied with all the same material. For my spinner I like using the mustad 94833, the thinner wire hook. The spinner uses less material. Again I like to use a size #10 hook for my spinner. I first tie in a tail of white calftail the same length as the hook shank. This tail should be tied sparse. Next I tie in a wing of white calftail upright and divided, but in this case I use the figure eight tying method to pull down the wings so that they lay flat and perpendicular to the hook or body. I then tie in a dubbed body of orange dyed rabbit fur, this body should have a little larger than normal thorax. Again leave 1/8 in. just behind the wing so to wrap a smaller brown furace hackle in. The size of this hackle should be half the size of the dun's hackle. I find that this hackle provides just a little more flotation to the fly. And like the Dun I dub in a little orange in front of the wing to the hook eye. Remember, tie these flies sparse I can't stress this point enough. By tying them sparse and applying fly floatant they will float higher and longer. One thing we don't need during this hatch is to worry if our fly is floating high and dry during dark fishing conditions. More later on this and the hatch, and how to fish it.
Best always, Ed
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