Hans van Klinken
Emerger
Medium
- Start the red thread a couple of eye widths behind the hook eye.
- Wrap the thread in touching turns well into the bend of the hook and back. Repeat.
- Whip finish and cut the red thread.
- Start the black thread right in front of the red.
- Bundle up the CDC feathers to form a small tuft with aligned tips.
- Tie in the CDC bunch pointing to the rear of the fly. Make it long enough. The length isn’t critical since the wing is trimmed when done.
- Tie in the herl in front of the CDC and wrap to form a small thorax.
- Tie down and trim herl.
- Bend the CDC forwards over the thorax and tie down right behind the hook eye.
- Lift up the wing and form a small “thread dam” to force it upright.
- Whip finish and cut thread.
- Varnish gently on the final wraps.
- Trim the wing to the desired length, typically 2/3 of the shank length.
brown trout
rainbow trout (landlocked)
| Hook | Partridge Klinkhamer GRS 15ST #18 |
| Body | UNI 8/0 tying thread, red |
| Thread | Semplerfli Nanosilk, black |
| Thorax | A couple of peacock herl |
| Wing | 3-4 small, natural or brown CDC feathers |
