WHIP FINISH AND VARNISH TO COMPLETE FLY
 

SEPTEMBER 2009

 

DOOBRY SNATCHER
By Gerry MacDonald

 
Since I did the article on Snatchers in Trout Fisherman Magazine about 6 years ago this is still by far the most popular pattern from my range of Snatchers.
 
 

1    PLACE HOOK IN VICE AND CATCH IN THREAD
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2    TIE IN FLOSS AND FORM BUTT
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3    TIE IN WIRE FOR RIB
 

4    TIE IN FLAT GOLD TINSEL FOR BODY

5    ADD A DROP OF VARNISH TO BODY THEN WIND GOLD TINSEL IN OVERLAPPING TURNS UP TOWARDS EYE TO FORM BODY
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6    TIE IN SADDLE HACKLE

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7    PALMER DOWN BODY IN NO MORE THAN 3-4 TURNS THEN BRING UP TO EYE WIRE RIB IN EQUAL TURNS TO PALMERING
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8    TIE IN HEN HACKLE

9    DO TWO TURNS OF HEAD HACKLE THEN TIE IN JC CHEEKS

10    WHIP FINISH AND VARNISH TO COMPLETE FLY 

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DOOBRY SNATCHER DRESSING

THREAD: UNI 8/0 RED
HOOK: KAMASAN B110 OR FULLING MILL EQUIV, SIZE 10 - 14
BUTT: GLO-BRITE FLOSS NO 4
RIB: FINE GOLD WIRE
BODY: FLAT GOLD TINSEL (HOLO GOLD ALSO EFFECTIVE
BODY HACKLE: BLACK METZ SADDLE HACKLE
HEAD HACKLE: FIRE ORANGE HEN BADGER
CHEEKS: JUNGLE COCK

 

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