my favourite wee emerger klink for the kelvin

here is a start to what i hope will be many step by step processes of flies i use with confidence on the waters i fish ,i hope you enjoy.

Here is the pattern i have used a size 12 here for the sake of viewing.

hook size 12-18 buzzer style hook

thread - olive dun 8/0body - stone olive dubbing

rib - fine gold tinselthorax - guard hairs olive

wing post - white antronvarnish - clear

first of all take all your needed materials and set them out in the stages they should be used in.

Thread

dubbing

hackle

wing post

now to start of the fly.take the thread down to around were the thorax will start.

then tie in the ribbing ,always keeping touching turns with the thread

now take some dubbing little is better ,always try to remember that and you will get a nice profiled body (slim)

now take your dubbing and begin winding it up the hook toward the thorax in touching turns ,to create a nice even body.

then take your ribbing and wind in open turns towrd the thorax area creating a segmented body.

now its time to add the wing post ,some people do this at the start i like to do it both ways ,it just depends on how i begin the fly.

tie the wing-post in place with a couple of tight wraps.

and then create a good solid post in which to tie your hackle onto when your ready.

try to pick yourself an appropriate sized hackle for the fly you are tying although i would say for this type of fly you want a size at least bigger than the hook gape size.

tie the hackle in place and make sure it is not going to slip when it comes to creating the wing.

take you hares ear and pinch some dubbing ,remember little is better and create a nice sized thorax.

then grip your hackle with the hackle pliers and begin winding the hackle down the wing-post toward the hook shank with each turn below the last one.

now using your whip finish tool ,and after clipping you wing post to size ,as this was causing me problem with the post getting caught up in the whip finish tool.make sure you create a good secure finishing knot.

and here is the finished product ,i give you my word this catches fish on the kelvin .also use other colors to create you desired look.

D.Graham