Shuttlecock
An emerger pattern tied with stripped peacock quill as the body, a small thorax made out of peacock dubbing, and a Cul-De-Canard wing to keep the fly in the surface film of the water. This pattern is tied in the style of Davie McPhail's excellent video which can be found here.
- Source: Davie McPhail
- Submitted By: Fly Tying Guide
Materials
1
Place the hook in the vise and secure the thread behind the eye. Cover the hook shank with thread to about a quarter of the way down the hook bend.
2
Catch in a stripped peacock quill and return the thread to opposite the hook point or slightly past.
3
Wrap the quill along the body to create a segmented look, secure opposite the hook point and cover the tag end removing any excess.
4
Cover the quill with lacquer or UV resin to improve durability and give the body some additional sheen.
5
Return the thread opposite the hook point and catch in a short length of floss. Pulling the floss towards the rear secure it with wraps and position it on the bottom of the shank.
6
A view of the floss position from below.
7
Trim the floss to create two short tags.
8
Align the tips and measure two cul-de-canard (CDC) feathers to be the length of the hook. Catch in on top of the shank and secure the feathers while creating a base for the thorax. Leave enough room to form a small head behind the eye.
9
Form a dubbing rope and then create an even small cigar shaped thorax ending at the front of the thorax.
10
Pull the CDC wing over the thorax to form a wing case and secure with thread.
11
Take a few wraps in front of the CDC wing to stand it up, and then finish securing with a whip finish behind the wing.
12
Snip the thread and apply head cement to finish the fly.