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The Diawl Bach(varient)

This is a cracking little fly developed in Wales it performs really well in a buzzer hatch, but also represents a beetle or nymph. An overall suggestive pattern.

The tools required for this pattern are few, A vice, bobbin holder, scissors (I use 2 pair of scissors, one for thread and the other for wire. If you only have one pair do not use the tips for wire or worry the wire off by bending bacik and forth until broken) and a whip finish tool.



Materials

Thread: Black 8/0
Rib: red copper wire
Tail and beard hackle: Brown cock hackle fibres
Body/Thorax: two strands of peacock herl
Cheeks: Orange mylar tinsel (You can chose any tinsel or goose biots, experiment)

1. Wind thread to the hook bend and catch in a small bunch of brown cock hackle fibres. (Note the tail proportions in the photo)



2. Tie in the copper wire followed by the two peacock herl strands, tying the materials along the full length of the hook to produce a level and even base for the fly.
When tying in materials it is worth noting that you should tie in first the last material to be wound on.
Wind the thread back up the hook and leave it at the 2/3 position.



3. Wind the two strands of peacock herl in an anticlockwise direction to thread and tie in with two turns of thread.Take care to create and even body.
Follow this with the wire in a clockwise direction (this holds and protects the herl better) in open turns with even spacing to produce the rib. Again catch in with 2 turns of thread.
Trim off the wire but leave the peacock herl intact this will become the thorax



4. Tie in the tinsel on both sides of the hook trailing back toward the bend as shown.



5. Wind the remaining herl to the eye and tie off with a couple of turns of thread to form thorax.



6. Fold the tinsel forward to the eye on both sides of hooks and catch in. Trim off the the excess tinsel.
Tie a few fibres of cock hackle under the hook as a beard hackle and finish off head then whip finish. (It sometimes helps to turn the hook upside down in the vice to tie in the beard hackle)
Varnish whippings and leave to dry.



Experiment with cheek and wire colours, try a gold tinsel rib. Once the basic pattern is mastered the rest is your choice