Red Tag

Step by Step's

Step 2

Take a bunch of Red Wool and secure along the hookshank. Stop winding the thread at a position opposite the barb.

Step 3

Take a few peacock herls and secure to the hookshank tips first.

Spin the peacock herls around the thread. (This will make the peacock herl more robust and doesn't require a wire rib to reinforce the herls and hence reduce the weight of the fly which is ideal for smaller hook sizes).

Step 5

Wind the peacock herls up towards the eye. About 1/3 of the hookshank length from the eye, tie off the peacock herls and trim any waste.

Step 6

Take a brown cock hackle and catch in where the peacock herls finished. The barb length should be at least the size of the hook gape. I personally prefer 1.5 times. TIP: If you need the fly to sit lower in the water, it is very easy to trim the hackle under the fly.