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The Easy Rider
Here is the second pattern in the step-by-step series from Skeena guide Derek Barber. The “Easy Rider” is a tube dry fly. The use of foam and a plastic tube makes the pattern float all day, while the slim, buggy profile remains attractive when viewed from below. Enjoy.
Materials:
– Thread black veevus 10/0 thread
– Clear 1.8mm tough tube, 4cm
– Clear junction tube 1.5-2cm
– Tail- nutria (black)
– Flash- mirage crinkle flash (blue)
– Body- 2mm black foam. Strip 4mm wide 10 long
– Hackle- brown hen saddle hackle
– Foam shell back- 2mm black foam, strip 10cm long x 1cm wide.
– Glue: Krazy glue advanced[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12799″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Flare end of 1.8mm tough tube with lighter and press it into the clear junction tube.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12800″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Tie black nutria evenly around the tube. Add one strand of mirage crinkle flash (blue) doubled over thread on both sides of the nutria.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12801″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Tie in 4mm foam strip and brown hackle.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12802″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Wrap foam forward. Clip foam and wrap thread to the tail of the fly.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12803″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Fold to double foam strip. Cut 1cm x 10cm foam strip tapering the tail.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12804″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Tie in at the base of the tail.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12805″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Wrap hackle forward. Lay foam over top and tightly wind thread approx. 15-20 times.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12806″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Glue underside of thread wraps. Allow some glue to run between the foam and tube.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”12807″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Cut the tube flush with the front of the foam.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/12″][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”sidebar1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
