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A step at a time:
SUPERPUPPAN PDF print version
![Superpuppan](flies/superpuppa.jpg)
Originator: Lennart Bergqvist
Hook: |
Dry fly, #12-20 |
Thread: |
Gudebrod 8/0, black |
Abdomen: |
Fly-Rite dubbing, yellow |
Thorax: |
Fly-Rite dubbing, black |
Hackle: |
Rooster, grizzly |
(Full-size pictures on click.)
Step 1
Mount a hook in the vise. |
Step 2
![Superpuppan - Step 2](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_02.jpg)
Tie in the thread and wrap it down to the hook bend. |
Step 3
![Superpuppan - Step 3](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_03.jpg)
Tie in the hackle with the dull side up. |
Step 4
![Superpuppan - Step 4](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_04.jpg)
Dub the thread with the yellow dubbing.
Note that the thread is hanging a couple of millimetres in front of the hackle. The first
couple of turns will be wrapped backwards and secure the dubbing better before continuing
with forward wraps. |
Step 5
![Superpuppan - Step 5](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_05.jpg)
Wrap the dubbing back to the hackle,
turn around and wrap it forward to about 3/5 of the body length. |
Step 6
![Superpuppan - Step 6](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_06.jpg)
Dub the thread with black dubbing. |
Step 7
![Superpuppan - Step 7](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_07.jpg)
Wrap the dubbing forward to a
point a couple of millimetres behind the hook eye. |
Step 8
![Superpuppan - Step 8](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_08.jpg)
Wrap the hackle forward in even turns. Tie it down
by the hook eye and cut the excess. Make a whip-finish and cut the thread. Now we've got ourselves a
Boston Bruins version of the Griffith's Gnat, but we're going to change that. |
Step 9
![Superpuppan - Step 9](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_09.jpg)
Cut the hackle barbs on top of the hook. Be careful
so that the side barbs don't slip into the scissors. |
Step 10
![Superpuppan - Step 10](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_10.jpg)
Turn the fly around and cut the barbs under it the same way. |
Done...
![DONE!](flies/steps/superpuppa/step_11.jpg)
The definition of a good fly:
Effective fishing fly, easy and quick to tie and not requiring a wide range of
materials. Superpuppan in a nut shell. Vary the colors on this one. Other
popular color combinations are green/brown, grey/brown and red/olive... just to
mention a few of them. |
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