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Parmachene Belle
The Parmachene Belle is a bright winged wet fly with a married red and white duck tail and a wing of white, red and white duck quill married in equal parts. Below the wing it has a silver tinsel tag, a black rhea or ostrich butt, a yellow body ribbed with flat silver tinsel, and a collar of red and white hackle. Davie McPhail prepares the married tail and wing sections before he starts on the hook, which makes the build at the vise much easier. Tied here on a size 10 Kamasan B170.
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Materials
Kamasan B170 hook, size 10
10
Silver tinsel, for the tag
Silver
Married slips of white and red duck quill
White and red
Rhea herl, dyed black, for the butt (or black ostrich herl)
Black
Flat silver tinsel
Silver
Dubbing, yellow
Yellow
Cock or hen hackle, dyed red
Red
Hen hackle, white
White
Duck quill slips, white, red and white, married in equal parts
White and red
How to Tie the Parmachene Belle
- 1
Step 1
Before starting the fly, marry thin slips of red and white duck quill to make the tail section.
- 2
Step 2
Marry slips of white, red and white duck quill in equal parts for the wing and set them aside.
- 3
Step 3
Fix the hook in the vise and start the thread. Tie in the silver tinsel at the bend, wind a short tag, then tie it off and trim.
- 4
Step 4
Tie the married tail section on top at the bend, just above the tag.
- 5
Step 5
Tie in the black rhea or ostrich herl and wind a few turns in front of the tail to form the butt. Tie it off and trim.
- 6
Step 6
Tie in the flat silver tinsel for the rib.
- 7
Step 7
Dub the yellow dubbing onto the thread and wind a slim body forward, leaving room at the eye for the hackle and wing.
- 8
Step 8
Wind the flat silver tinsel forward in open turns over the body. Tie it off and trim.
- 9
Step 9
Tie in the red hackle and the white hen hackle at the front of the body and wind them as a collar. Tie them off and stroke the fibers back.
- 10
Step 10
Set the married wing on top of the hook over the body. Bind it down with firm thread turns and trim the butts.
- 11
Step 11
Form a neat head, whip finish and varnish.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNuexH_0G1U
Credit: Davie McPhail