Royal PMX

Materials

How to Tie the Royal PMX

1. 1

   Step 1

   Start the black thread behind the eye and wrap a thread base back to the bend.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Clean and stack a bunch of deer or elk hair and tie it in at the bend for the tail. Bind the butts along the shank to make an even underbody and trim the excess.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Tie in the red floss and wrap a smooth body forward over the rear of the shank, stopping where the wing will sit. Tie it off and trim.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Clean and stack a second bunch of hair and tie it in on top just ahead of the body with the tips pointing back over the body. Trim the butts.

   Wrap a short strip of lead wire around the hair wing to hold it back out of the way while you add the other materials, then take it off at the end.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Tie a length of white McFlylon on top ahead of the wing. Stand it upright and wrap the thread around its base to form a firm post.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Prepare a grizzly hackle and tie it in at the base of the post, binding the stem up the post with thread wraps.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Tie in a rubber leg along each side of the fly so the legs extend both forward and back.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Tie in a few strands of peacock herl and wrap them around the base of the post and over the thread wraps to build the thorax. Tie them off and trim.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Wrap the hackle around the post, working down with each turn. Tie it off, trim the tip and whip finish.

10. 10

    Step 10

    Trim the post to length, remove the lead wire from the wing, and trim the legs to the length you want.