Red Butt Bibio

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Materials:

Hook: Size 10 to 16 Standard

Thread: Black

Body: Rear Half Red Seals Fur; Front Half Black Seals Fur or Subs

Rib: Fine Oval Silver Tinsel or wire

Hackle: Long Fibred Black Cock/Hen

 

Tying Details:

  1. To start, run the black thread to just before the bend of the hook and tie in the oval silver tinsel or wire.
  2. Dub a rope using the red seals fur or sub, then using touching turns form half the body, then dub the thread using the black seals fur or sub also using touching turns form the other half of the body, leave enough room at the eye to attach the hackle and form a head.
  3. Deflue the black hackle and secure it, cut waste. Attach the hackle pliers and palmer the hackle up to the bend, making 4 or 5 turns.
  4. Complete the body by ribbing with the oval silver tinsel, secure and trim off any waste.
  5. Finally form a neat head, whip finish and varnish black.