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MATERIALS LIST FOR THE CRIPPLE

  1. Hook - Daiichi 1190, 1100, 1110, 1180. Mustad 94840, 800000BR, 8000010BR. Orvis 1877, 1176. Tiemco 5210, 100, 101, 900BL. Size 14 to 20.

  2. Thread - Brown 8/0 Uni-Thread.

  3. Tail - Mahogany Antron.

  4. Abdomen - Very Pale green dubbing.

  5. Ribbing - Tying thread

  6. Wing - Light elk hair.

  7. Hackle - Mahogany (dark brown) rooster neck or saddle.

  8. Head - Tying thread.

TYING INSTRUCTION FOR THE CRIPPLE

  1. Insert the hook in the vise, secure the tying thread to the hook's shank and build a single layer thread base from the rear of normal head space to the hook's bend.

  2. Tail - Attach a 12 to 14 strands of brown antron at the hooks bend and trim to 1/2 abdomen length.

  3. Abdomen - Dub a thin pale green abdomen approximately 2/3 of the hook's shank length from front to rear.

  4. Ribbing - Return the tying thread to the front of the abdomen in 3 or 4 spirals to rib the abdomen.

  5. Wing - Attach a small clump of light elk hair, tips over the eye, with tying thread at the front of the abdomen. The elk hair tips extend over the hook's eye a distance equal to 1/2 the length of the hook's shank. Trim the elk hair butts to 1/2 of the abdomen's length.

  6. Hackle - Attach the hackle on the wing tie in point and wrap a 4 or 5 turn hackle collar, secure with tying thread and trim the hackle tip close.

  7. Head - Advance the tying thread to the front of the elk hair and whip finish.

IMAGE OF MAHOGANYS

MATERIALS LIST FOR THE DUN

  1. Hook - Daiichi 1190, 1100, 1110, 1180. Mustad 94840, 800000BR, 8000010BR. Orvis 1877, 1176. Tiemco 5210, 100, 101, 900BL. Size 14 to 20.

  2. Thread - Brown 8/0 Uni-Thread.

  3. Tail - Dark brown hackle fibers.

  4. Body - Tying thread.

  5. Hackle - Mahogany (dark brown) rooster neck or saddle.

  6. Head - Tying thread.

TYING INSTRUCTION FOR THE DUN

  1. Insert the hook in the vise, secure the tying thread to the hook's shank and build a single layer thread base from the rear of normal head space to the hook's bend.

  2. Tail - Tie in a hackle fiber tail at hook's bend.

  3. Body - Wrap a thin tying thread body.

  4. Hackle - Attach and wrap a 3 or 4 turn hackle collar, secure with tying thread and trim the hackle's tip.

  5. Whip finish and cement if you like.

Notes

These are two simple and very effective Magogany Dun Patterns, a crippled dun and a dun. Rick proves all his flies on Idaho's Henry's Fork.

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