Loop Wing Tute

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2011/03/04 09:10:55 (permalink)

Loop Wing Tute



any more i normaly tie patterns that are quick, easy and effective. though i admire the fancy vice work on fancy patterns i'm down to catching the fishes eyes more than the fishermans. this one pattern had caught my eye sometime ago though. it looked fragile, a bit complicated to tie but it had a quill body and looked to give a great silhouette. i thought about it and decided to give it a try.

BWO Loop Wing Paradun

hook: 94840 #16-#20 standard dry fly (one pictured is a #16)
thread: BWO #8
tail: medium to dark dun hackle fibers
wing: two medium dun hackles with trimmed fibers leaving a stubble effect, tied in a loop
abdomen: stripped olive dyed saddle hackle stem.
hackle: grizzly dyed olive saddle hackle tied parachute style
thorax: olive dubbing
head: bwo thread

feather usage
left= medium dun tail fibers
2nd from left= will be stripped for abdomen
3rd= two dun hackles for loop wing
4th= grizzly olive hackle for para-wing


prepping loop hackle wings:
hold each hackle by tip and stroke wing downward to extend fibers than
than butt together, back to back and secure the tips in a vise.
trim each side leaving stubble along hackle stem
i only trimmed one side here to show difference


1. pull some fibers off the a dun hackle and tie in for tail


2: bring thread forward, as shown, and tie in prepped hackle by the tips as shown
NOTICE that end of wings over eye and tips facing back.
trim tips along shaft.


3: wind thread to back of shaft and tie on stripped saddle hackle for abdomen. return thread to behind wing.


4: wind stripped hackle stem forward in close wraps to form abdomen
trim hackle stem just behind wing and secure. trim left over stem.
i use a saddle hackle for my quill bodies because they are more flexable and easier to wind than a cape hackle.


5: form loop by holding the two feathers together and bending them back towards hook bend than loopng forward tying in at where the feathers were previous tied in at as shown


6: trim leftover stems and secure with thread wraps behind eye.
bring thread to behind wing


7: secure hackle as close to the loop tie in on each side of loop wing.
i use a saddle hackle for my parachute wings because they are more flexable than a cape hackle.


8: dub thorax around loop with olive fur.


9: as you wind the hackle around the loop wing, pull down on each side with each wrap to keep wraps as close as possible


10: tie off, trim butts and i use a half hitch tube to secure thread wraps close to loop wing post.


Finished Loop Wing






i heard there might be a BWO hatch soon if the weather warms


them darn things are everywhere
post edited by doubletaper - 2011/03/04 09:22:25

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    woodnickle
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    RE: Loop Wing Tute 2011/03/04 09:50:12 (permalink)
    That just looks feeshy!

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    rippinlip
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    RE: Loop Wing Tute 2011/03/04 17:17:55 (permalink)
    Looks like a winner.I hope we can all hook up at the big N soon.

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    RE: Loop Wing Tute 2011/03/04 17:20:10 (permalink)
    very nice
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    RE: Loop Wing Tute 2011/03/04 17:31:43 (permalink)
    DT-----LOVE IT!! Thanks again for keeping this active my friend. Tomorrow morn. it's gonna be L. Skynard in the cd player, a cup of coffee on the bench and finally-------- I'll be wrappin some hooks. I was thinking today - its been too long for me to be away. Thanks again!

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    doubletaper
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    RE: Loop Wing Tute 2011/03/05 07:52:01 (permalink)
    dave, i got to try some of these out down there before my trip out west!!!!
    let me know when!!!

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