Pappa Roach - by Herman Botes
Recipe:Hook : Grip 13812 ( Streamer / Leeches ) size 4 - 12
Thread : 6/0 Olive
Body : Siman Sparkle Squirrel dubbing Brush ( Olive ) & Olive Zonker strip
Tail : Olive Zonker Strip
Wing case : Olive Mallard
Legs : Silly Legs
Eyes : 40lb Nylon ( melted )
1. Secure the nylon eyes on the hook shank,figure of eight.
2. Tie in the Siman Dubbing Brush and the Zonker strip on top of the hook shank. Make sure to tie the brush in first.
3. After being tied down , measure the lenght off the zonker strip ( do not use cross cut zonker ). Move the thread plus minus 3/4 towards the hook eye. This is where the dubbing brush will be tied off.
4.Note the zonker being pulled over the body of the dragon. Make sure this is secure, you do not want the zonker to slide to one side.
5.Tie in the wing case of Olive Mallard flank. This should be tied on top of the Zonker. Leave enough space to tie in the silly legs!
6. Tie the back two legs in by folding the rubber around the thread ( come to the shop ,we will show you) . The front legs is tied down the same way as the eyes ( figure of eight )
7. Cover the silly legs and eyes with dubbing to finish the fly." I have landed my biggest trout ever on this bugger , a monster of 5.3kg at Highland Lodge"
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2 comments:
Thanks Murray, interesting fly to tie and use. Pity that some of us cannot pop into the store (live to far away) to watch how you tie the legs in.
Cheers
Alan
Durban
My favourite dragon pattern after learning how to tie it from Murray a few seasons ago. Large brownies seem to love it.
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