STEP NINE:
Now wind the section of 4X tippet over the fly and the shell-back, in about 9 even turns as well. Tie it off, and trim the excess. This will form your segments. Whip finish.
STEP TEN:
Your fly is complete. Apply a drop of head cement to your thread area behind the bead, tease out the thorax area to form some legs, and use your black permanent marker to accentuate the black on top of the shell back, above the thorax area.
This fly is a good control fly, sinks fast, and is a good yellowfish taker. You can experiment with different colours, like ginger and dark brown, white and brown, Olive and black, etc. These photos don't do it justice, because up close this fly really sparkles.
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