Serendipity
Hook: TMC 2457, sizes 14 to 20
Thread: To match body, 8/0 waxed
Abdomen: Darlon yarn, twisted into a rope & wrapped tightly
Ribbing: Fine silver wire
Head: Caribou hair, spun and clipped to shapeWhat a cool little fly. This fly can be fished a couple of different ways. You can add a few wraps of lead wire to the abdomen, this will cause the fly to drift in a downward angle. When rod is lifted, fly rises. If you add floatant to the leader the deer hair head will allow to fly to hang in the surface film (un-weighted, of course).
To tie: Start thread, tie in length of Darlon and length of silver wire. Twist the Darlon tightly to form a rope. Wrap the rope forward to within one eye-width of hook eye. Spiral the ribbing forward, lay the ribbing wraps between the rope wraps. Tie on the caribou, taking care to position on top of the hook. Secure the caribou well, pull caribou fibers out of the way, then form head & whip finish. Trim caribou to shape, a rounded head & angled back is the correct shape.
A couple of notes: This fly was tied in red - very popular- but can be tied in a lot of colors, think olive, gray, yellow etc. Darlon yarn was used, this is great stuff. A Zelon or Antron yarn could also be used.
- Julie