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Pictures

Two vises ready

First step in the knot

Hackle closeup

Materials and tool

A clean flybox

Thread base

Whip finished

Small, slotted bead on hook

Glue or varnish

Thread base

Start thread behind bead

Bead on hook

Push bead in place

Add glue

Wire on top

Wire varnishing

On top varnishing

On top covered

Foil

Wire wrapped

Wire covered

Foil wrapped

Foil covered

Another bobbin holder

Since you got this far …

A money box
The GFF money box

… I have a small favor to ask.

Long story short

Support the Global FlyFisher through several different channels, including PayPal.

Long story longer

The Global FlyFisher has been online since the mid-90's and has been free to access for everybody since day one – and will stay free for as long as I run it.
But that doesn't mean that it's free to run.
It costs money to drive a large site like this.
See more details about what you can do to help in this blog post.