Trevor Carlson is a 13 year old tier from Whitefish, Montana.
I was first introduced to fly tying when I was about 10. I had gotten a kit earlier that year for my birthday, but soon forgot about it. Then I read an article that interested me about fly tying. I got a book, and taught myself how to tie flies. Later that winter 1 took a few classes on fly tying. A year after that I caught my first trout on a fly that I tied. At the end of seventh grade we went on a trip to the Big Hole River and caught my first brown trout on a girdle bug.
Materials List
- Dark Elk Hair (or light depending on the hatch of bug you are trying to imitate)
- Six or three ought black thread
- Large, brown neck or saddle hackle
- Orange yarn, antron, dubbing, or foam
- Dai-Riki 710 size 8-4, 3X long, or any big, heavy wire hook
Tying Instruction
- Put the hook in the vise, and lay a base of thread all of the way down the shank, and go to the back.
- Cut a small clump of elk hairs (about 35 fibers) then stack them.
- Tie them on as a tail, so they are about one-fourth of the shank length sticking off the end of the hook. When it is securely tied in them trim. (Refer to the pattern.)
- Tie in a brown hackle proportionate to the size hook you are tying on.
- Next tie in your orange body material. (Or if you are using dubbing roll it on.) Make sure you will have enough to go a little more than half way up the shank of the hook.
- Wrap the body material up the hook until it is a little over the half-way mark and tie off. (Refer to pattern).
- After that wrap the hackle along the body as shown in the pattern and tie off.
- Trim both materials if you already have not.
- Cut a targe clump of elk hair and stack for the wing. Tie in the elk hair so it is hanging back to about half up the tail. Tie down securely and apply some head cement.
- Tie in two brown hackles the right size compared to the hook, and wrap them forward up to where you will tie your head.
- Tie off, whip-finish and glue
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