Step 7
Make a small dubbing noodle and dub the thorax up to the eye. Here I tie in some legs at the bottom also using ringnek pheasant fibers
Untitled-6.jpg
Step 8
Pull the wingcase over the thorax and catch it in just behind the eye. Secure the eye with some figure of eight wraps
Untitled-7.jpg
Step 9
Pull the wing case over the eyes and secure. Tie off and varnish
Untitled-8.jpg Untitled-9.jpg
Note : The filoplume feather that is used comes from the ringnek pheasant rum feather. It is the small feather at the back. You can also use the natural color which is almost grey. I’ve caught quite a few trout on them as well. But you can buy the foloplume feathers as well in the color that you like just make sure it’s not marabou filoplumes they are too big. I prefer the olive feathers above all others. Dean’s filoplume was tied originally in brown in his book and that also looks like i deadly color.
Untitled-10.jpg Untitled-11.jpg
A lovely description as to how to fish this pattern is in Dean Riphangen’s book “the south African fly fishing handbook” as well as his SBS without the twin beads. This pattern is a must in anyone’s Stillwater flybox and one of the best dragon imitations around according to me.
Bookmarks