Brun's Tipula
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Fly: André Brun, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
M94833 or equivalent, #10-12 |
| Thread: |
Tan 8/0 |
| Cement: |
Flexament, Fly-Tite etc. |
| Extended body: |
Light brown or gray-brown Fly-Rite poly dubbing. |
| Rib: |
Spun 3/0 or thicker thread. |
| Wings: |
Cree hackle tips |
| Wingcase: |
A slice of brown Polycelon. |
| Legs: |
Gray-brown Micro "living" Legz. |
| Thorax: |
Light brown or gray-brown Fly-Rite poly dubbing. |
Tying instructions:
- Make a knot on the thread and lock it in the vice. The knot is later
going to be the end of the abdomen, and together with a flexible cement it
will prevent the dubbing from slipping of the cord. Apply a small amount
of flexible cement on to the thread. Use a dubbing needle, or your index
finger and thumb, and even out the cement from the knot and downwards. Now
quickly spin on a desired amount of dubbing.
- The next step is to apply
a small amount of the flexible cement on to your index finger and thumb,
and roll the dubbed thread between them. Then push the body up against the
knot.
- Grip the hook in the vice and run the thread in open turns to the
bend. Then take the detached body and position it on top of the shank and
adjust to desired length. Bind it securely on to the shank and trim of the
waste end.
- Spin on a small amount of dubbing on to the tying thread -
the same color as you used on the extension. Now wrap it on half way up
the shank to complete the abdomen. Trim of the cord behind the knot.
- Grip the hook in the vice and run the thread in open turns to the
bend. Then take the detached body and position it on top of the shank and
adjust to desired length. Bind it securely on to the shank and trim of the
waste end.
- Tie in the wings at about a 45° angle right in front of the abdomen. The
wingcase is next to be tied in: Place the slice of polycelon on top of the
hook shank right in front of the wings. Then secure it with a few wraps of
the tying thread and trim off the waste end.
- Now we are going to prepare the legs: Make a knot on each rubber strand to create an angle and an impression of the legs of the natural. It is better and a lot faster to make dozens at one time instead of repeating the procedure for every fly.
Tie in three or four legs on each side of the fly. As we all know the
natural insect only has six legs, but feel free to tie in a couple of
extra rubber strands on the imitation
- Dub the rest of the body and
pull the foam over the hook shank, forming the thorax of the insect. The
head of the natural insect is quite small, so I am just trimming off the
waste end of the polycelon.
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