Garry Dog

Materials

How to Tie the Garry Dog

1. 1

   Step 1

   Start the black thread behind the eye and wrap a smooth base back along the shank to the tag position.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Tie in the small oval silver tinsel and wrap a short, neat tag. Tie it off and trim.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Tie in a golden pheasant crest feather on top of the shank so it curves up from the tag for the tail. Bind the stem down and trim.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Tie in a length of oval silver tinsel at the tail for the rib, then tie in the black floss.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Wrap the floss forward in smooth, even layers to form a slim body, stopping short of the eye to leave room for the hackle and wing. Tie it off and trim.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Wind the oval tinsel forward in evenly spaced open turns over the floss. Tie it off and trim.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Tie in a black hen or cock hackle at the front of the body and wind a few close turns as a collar. Tie it off and trim the tip.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Tie in a bunch of dyed blue guinea fowl fibers under the hook so they sweep back over the black hackle as a throat.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Clean and even a small bunch of red bucktail and tie it in on top of the shank as the lower wing. Trim the butts at an angle.

10. 10

    Step 10

    Tie a bunch of bleached yellow squirrel tail over the red bucktail for the main wing. Trim the butts and cover them with thread.

11. 11

    Step 11

    Build a small, tidy head, whip finish and coat the head with cement or varnish.