Amber Posted Grizzly Parachute

Amber Posted Grizzly Parachute Tied by Norm Cribbin

Materials Hook: Kamasan B170 #16 Thread: Black 70 Denier UTC Thread Tail: Whiting Hebert Miner Dry Fly Hackle – Grizzly Ribbing: Pearl #16 1/69”Uni-Mylar Body: Adams Grey Superfine Water Proof Dry Fly Dubbing Post: Amber Antron Body Wool Hackle: Whiting Hebert Miner Dry Fly Hackle – Grizzly Head: Black 70 Denier UTC Thread

The “Amber Posted Grizzly Parachute”

Method Step 1 – Vice the hook and apply Black 70 Denier UTC thread mid shank, winding back to the bend of the hook. Select a small clump of Grizzly hackle fibres and catch in with the thread winding forward to just behind the post tie in point.

Step 2 – Catch in a short length of the UniMylar ribbing and secure with a single wrap immediately behind the post tie in point.

Offer up a short length of the Amber Antron Body Wool under the hook shank and secure with two wraps of tying thread.

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Step 3 – Groom the post to stand vertically and wrap the base of the post to form a suitable shaft to wrap the hackle around “parachute style”.

Trim off excess tail material protruding over the hook eye.

Step 4 – Prepare a suitability sized hackle, tying it in at the base of the post.

Note: It is important to leave some bare hackle stem to allow the hackle to seat correctly when it is wound.

Wind thread back to the bend of the hook securing the Uni-Mylar.

Apply a small amount of the body dubbing material to waxed thread and form a thin dubbing noodle.

Step 5 – With the dubbing noodle form a thin tapered body stopping immediately behind the post.

Wind the Uni-Mylar ribbing forward in three (3) evenly spaced wraps. Secure the ribbing with the balance of the dubbed thread.

Continue wrapping the dubbed thread to make a small thorax. The dubbing should terminate one (1) eye length behind the hook eye.

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Step 6 – Wrap the grizzly hackle around the post, placing each wrap immediately below the previous wrap. Four (4) wraps of hackle is usually sufficient to form a nicely balanced fly.

Secure the hackle behind the eye with the tying thread, whip finish and trim thread.

Step 6 – Trim the post relatively short to ensure the fly is not top heavy. The Amber post is surprisingly visible on the water to the angler.

Apply head cement to the head and to the root of the post for added hackle durability.

The finished fly…

Photos by Norm Cribbin

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