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Step 14 - finish first hackle

Step 15 - second body section

Step 16 - second section done

Step 17 - prepare second hackle

Step 18 - hackle

Step 19 - third section

Step 20 - last section done

Step 21 - front hackle

Step 22 - finishing front hackle

Step 32 - whip finish

Step 24 - roughen up

Step 25 - varnish

A flounder

Black hook, black thread

In the wild

The originator

Brush-caught fish

Step a - weight and tail

Step b - first body section

Step c - first feather

Step d - first feather done

Step e - second hackle feather

Step f - second body section

Step g - more hackle

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.