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Step 1 - start thread

Step 2 - tien in braid

Step 3 - tid diown braid

Step 4 - half hitch

Step 5 - use bobbin hanger

Step 6 - wrap braid

Step 7 - tie down braid

Step 8 - cut braid

Step 9 - select bucktail

Step 10 - hand stack bucktail

Step 11 - measure and trim bucktail

Step 12 - tie in bucktail

Step 13 - throat/belly done

Step 14 - select feather for wing

Step 15 - remove fluff

Step 16 - moisten feather

Step 17 - tie in feather

Step 18 - pull feather into position

Step 19 - trim stem

Step 20 - cover stem

Step 21 - select hackle

Step 22 - remove fluff and trim stem

Step 23 - tie in curved side forward

Step 24 - pull back barbs

Step 25 - wrap hackle

Step 26 - tie down hackle

Step 27 - trim hackle tip

Step 28 - pull back hackle

Step 29 - form head

Step 30 - whip finish

Step 31 - trim thread

Step 32 - ready for varnish

Step 33 - use thin, clear varnish

Step 33 - turn the fly while applying

Step 35 - lift top hackle

Step 36 - trim top hackle

Three Brown Owls

Various Brown Owls

A Brahma hen saddle

The Brown Owl is an NE pattern

Original Brown Owls

Brown Brown Owl

Orange Brown Owl

Orange Owl

Olive Owl

Finished Brown Owl

A freshly tied batch