Mallard Kutlingen

Materials:

Hook: streamer 2-6

Thread: red

Hackle: mallard feathers

Antenna: crystal flash holographic

Thorax: dark red ice dubbing

Eyes: 2 pieces from a beadchain

Extra weight: wire

Body: seal fur natural

1. Start with fastening the thread the hook and tie it to the barb of the hook

2. Tie in a mallard feather and make a tail right in front of the barb

3. Next step is to tie in the antenna, tie in one piece of crystal flash on both right and left side of the hook

4. Now you need to cut of two beads from a beadchain. Fasten the beads with " 8 wraps " 

5. Put some varnish on the eyes to make the fly much stronger

6. Dub some red ice dubbing to the thread and take som turns in front of the beadeyes

7. Dub some natural sealfur to the thread and make some turns on the other side of the eyes.

7. If you want some extra weight you do this now, i prefere a thin wire

8. Tie in a new mallard feather, with the thinest part first. Make a new hackle and pull the fibres backwards.

9. Next thing you need to do is to dub some more sealfur to the thread and tie it in

10. Now you need to take another mallard feather and make a new hackle. Pull the fibres back and finish the fly with a knot that you prefere or use a whip finish tool. 

11. Put on some varnish

12. FINISHED! enjoy the fly that catcj every seatrout!

Made and designed by Håvard Hagstrøm