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The Fragile
Darters
tying
techniques
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Crazy
Sedge (Leon Links)
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Hook: |
Tiemco 5230 or 100 sizes 14-10 |
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Thread: |
Uni-thread, 6/0, colour brown or tan |
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Body: |
Thread and palmered hackle |
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Hackle: |
High quality, colour red-brown |
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Wing: |
A bunch of soft pale grey almost whitish
coloured reindeer hair. (Caribou perfect
substitute) |
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The Crazy sedge has worked extremely well
for trout, sea trout, char and salmon. |
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Crazy
Sedge (Parachute and salmon variation)
(Leon Links)
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Hook: |
Partridge Bartleet size 10 and 8, single
Wilson size 8 |
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Thread: |
Uni-thread 6/0, brown or tan |
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Ribbing: |
Uni nylon stretch, colour brown |
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Body: |
Thread and palmered saddle hackle |
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Hackle: |
High quality short fibred long saddles
hackle, colour red-brown for body. Large
red-brown neck hackle in front for
parachute. |
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Wing: |
A bunch of soft pale grey almost whitish
coloured reindeer hair. (Caribou) |
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Head: |
The reindeer (the left over) cut |
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The parachute wing gives the fly a better
floatability, especially fishing in rough
water. |
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Dancing Teaser (Hans van Klinken)
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Hook: |
Partridge Bartleet size 10 and 8. Single
Wilson size 8 |
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Thread: |
Uni-thread, 8/0, colour olive |
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Ribbing: |
White saddle hackle and nylon stretch |
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Body: |
Uni Nylon stretch, colours chartreuse/ fl.
green |
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Bottom Loop: |
Chartreuse coloured poly yarn (Wapsi) I use
the loop to tie the hackle fibres (that
pointing down from ribbing) in a horizontal
direction. |
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Hackles: |
High quality saddle, colours ginger, light
dun or white for ribbing and a larger neck
hackle in front. |
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Wing: |
A bunch of soft pale grey almost whitish
coloured reindeer hair. (Caribou |
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Head: |
Reindeer hair (left overs) cut |
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This is a fancy variation that I designed
at the Grey River in Nfld. It works well in
Scandinavia and other provinces in Atlantic
Canada. |
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Midnight Darter (See picture on top)
(design Leon Links)
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Tied as Crazy sedge but with dark coloured
hackle and reindeer hair dyed dark brown or
black. This fly is easier to see on the water,
this pattern is intended for extremely low light
situations.This
pattern is intended for extremely low light
situations |
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White Dancer (Hans van Klinken)
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Hook: |
Partridge Bartleet size 10 and 8. Single
Wilson size 8 |
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Thread: |
Uni thread 8/0 white |
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Body: |
Uni-stretch, colour white |
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Ribbing: |
Hackle and nylon stretch |
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Loop: |
White poly yarn (Wapsi |
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Hackle: |
High quality saddle, colours ginger, light
dun or white and larger neck hackle in front |
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Wing: |
A bunch of soft grey-whitish coloured
reindeer hair. (Caribou) |
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A variation adapted from the White Wulff.
Very effective in Atlantic Canada. |
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