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Coal Car
Originator: Randall Kaufmann
Once again we find the days shorter and the evenings cold
and damp. Some of the best time to fill the fly box and experiment
with some new patterns. This fly is one of my favorite flies to tie.
Not because it catches fish, (I have never caught a fish on one) not
because it has any sentimental value, (I know no one who ties it). I
tie this fly for one reason, it’s sexy!!! That is a quote from a
local steelhead guide.
MATERIALS:
HOOK: TMC
#7999
THREAD:
Black
Flymaster-plus
TAIL:
Black hackle
fibers
RIB:
fine French oval
tinsel (silver)
BODY:
1/4 Orange DMC
Floss (#608), 1/4 Pink DMC Floss (#892),1/2 black chenille; DMC
Floss may be found at fabric/craft stores, such as Hancock Fabrics,
located at El Camino and Fulton.
HACKLE:
black hackle
(soft and webby)
WING:
dyed black
squirrel tail
HEAD:
black thread and
clear coat
TYING INSTRUCTIONS:
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Smash barb
and place in vice.
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Tie in the
thread with a jam knot behind the open loop of the hook.
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Wrap the
thread to the rear of the hook to a spot on the shank above
the midway point between the point and the barb.
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Pull some
barbs from a hackle feather and tie them in for a tail. The
tail should angle up.
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Tie in a
piece of fine French oval tinsel.
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Tie in a
piece of orange thread.
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Wrap the
orange forward three wraps.
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Tie in a
piece of pink thread.
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Wrap the
pink forward three wraps
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Tie in a
piece of black chenille
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Wrap the
chenille forward four wraps
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Tie in a
black hackle from the butt end. (barbs should be twice the
length of the gap of the hook)
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Wrap the
hackle four turns directly in front of the chenille. Tie off
and clip the end.
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“Three
finger sweep” the hackle back over the fly and tie it down
into a wet style.
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Now clip a
small bunch of squirrel tail fibers, clean out the short
fibers, and lightly stack.
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Tie in the
squirrel tail fibers by the clipped ends with the points
extending to a mid point of the tail.
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Taper cut
the butt ends of the squirrel tail so the head will form
smoothly.
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Form a
long smooth taper for the head and whip finish.
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Glue the
head with head cement. Then when it is dry apply two coats
of Loon Outdoors hard head fly finish clear.
As a note to all of the people entering flies in the monthly
contest. I would love to hear stories about or see pictures of fish
caught on your flies.
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