Europea 12 (With tail)

Dry fly imitating caddis, for trout and grayling. Intermediate. André Ragot.

The Europea 12 with a short tail of pheasant tail fibres.

Materials

• Hook: Dry fly hook, standard shank, size 12
• Thread: Yellow thread, 8/0
• Tail: Pheasant tail fibres, 6 fibres
• Rib: Yellow thread, 8/0
• Body: Hare's ear dubbing
• Wing: Hen mallard breast feather
• Hackle: Red game cock hackle, fibres 1.25× gape

Steps

1. Attach thread Attach the thread at 85% of the way along the shank with a few turns and trim the tag end.
2. Wrap thread Wrap the thread to the start of the bend in touching turns.
3. Tie in: pheasant tail fibres Tie in the pheasant tail fibres, leaving 0.9× the gape sticking out behind.
4. Tie in: yellow thread Tie in the yellow thread with a few firm thread turns.
5. Dub: hare's ear dubbing Twist a thin noodle of hare's ear dubbing onto the thread and wrap it forward to 70% of the way along the shank.
6. Wind: yellow thread Wind the yellow thread forward to 70% of the way along the shank in 5 turns.
7. Tie off: yellow thread Tie off the yellow thread with a few thread turns and trim the excess.
8. Tie in: hen mallard breast feather Pick a feather about the gape wide. Tie in the hen mallard breast feather so the tips reach just past the end of the bend (2.1× the gape from the tie-in point), angled about 5° up from the shank. Tie the feather in by the stem, flat over the body, convex side up.
9. Tie in: red game cock hackle Tie in the red game cock hackle with a few firm thread turns.
10. Wrap thread Wrap the thread to 90% of the way along the shank in touching turns.
11. Wind: red game cock hackle Wind the red game cock hackle forward to 88% of the way along the shank in 5 turns.
12. Tie off: red game cock hackle Tie off the red game cock hackle with a few thread turns and trim the excess.
13. Whip finish Form a small head, whip finish with 5 turns and cut the thread.

Sources

• Ahrex: Europea 12 (Lars Chr. Bentsen)