Variation of a Darbee Two Feather; not sure who came up with this version. Cool fly, pretty simple tie; good thing because I don’t see these standing up to much chewing. Tied here as a Green Drake (hence the slightly elongated wings); change color/size to suit your needs. In smaller sizes, you might want to try some different materials – mallard breast (natural or dyed), partridge?
hook – Dai Riki 125 #10
thread – Danville 6/0 olive
tail/body – mallard flank dyed olive
wings – hen hackle tips black
hackle – grizzly dyed olive
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- mash barb, start thread, wrap to point above point
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- prep mallard (moistening fingers while stroking fibers back helps)
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- measure for length (hook); tie in/trim butts
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- trim out center of tail, leaving a couple fibers on either side)
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- prep hen hackle tips (convex to convex)
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- tie in halfway between hook point and eye, set upright with wraps at base
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- tie in hackle
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- wrap hackle, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2
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- trim out underside
