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Harrop's Hairwing Dun
This is a Blue Wing Olive tied in René Harrop's hairwing dun style, as given in Dave Hughes' book Trout Flies. It has a tail of dun hackle barbs, a slim olive dubbed body, a wrapped dun dry fly hackle, and a wing of natural deer hair that goes on last at the head and sweeps back over the body. With only a handful of materials it is a straightforward tie once you are comfortable handling hair. Tie it in sizes 12 to 22.
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Materials
Dry fly hook, sizes 12 to 22
12-22
Olive thread
Olive
Dun hackle barbs
Dun
Synthetic dubbing, olive
Olive
Dun dry fly hackle
Dun
Natural deer hair
Natural
How to Tie the Harrop's Hairwing Dun
- 1
Step 1
Start the olive thread behind the eye and wrap a thread base back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Tie in a small bunch of dun hackle barbs at the bend for the tail. Bind the butts along the shank and trim the excess.
- 3
Step 3
Dub a thin layer of olive dubbing onto the thread and wrap a slim body forward, stopping well short of the eye to leave room for the hackle and wing.
- 4
Step 4
Select a dun dry fly hackle sized to the hook and tie it in by the stem at the front of the body.
- 5
Step 5
Wrap the hackle forward in close turns. Tie it off and trim the tip, leaving bare shank behind the eye for the wing.
- 6
Step 6
Cut a bunch of natural deer hair, clean out the underfur and even the tips in a stacker.
- 7
Step 7
Tie the hair in on top just behind the eye with the tips pointing back over the hackle and body. Secure it with firm wraps.
- 8
Step 8
Trim the hair butts close at the eye and cover them with thread.
- 9
Step 9
Whip finish and trim the thread.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqbSvFtgP88
Credit: Savage Flies