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Detached Body No-Hackle Dry Fly
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Detached Body No-Hackle Dry Fly

Equipment

  • Normal sewing needle.
  • Copydex type rubberised glue.

Materials

  • Hook: Fine wire bent hook size to suit hatch. In this video, I have used a size 20 Varivas 2200 curved hook
  • Silk: To match the hatch. I have used 70 denier UTC Hopper Yellow.
  • Dubbing: Flyrite or similar. Colour to match the hatch.
  • Tails: Micro fibbetts colour to match the hatch. In this one, I have used olive.
  • Wings: Paired Mallard quill slips tied in sidewinder style. I.E. on the side of the hook shank.
  • Thorax: as dubbing on the detached body.