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Hornberg
How do you tie a Hornberg?
Hornberg is a dry fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout. Find its 7 materials and 8 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
- Pattern designer
- Frank Hornberg
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Materials
- Dry Fly Hook, TMC 5262, sizes 8-12
- Thread (6/0), Black
- Silver Flat Tinsel
- White Calf Tail
- Mallard Flank
- Cheeks: Jungle Cock
- Grizzly Dry Fly Hackle
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Tying instructions
Attach thread and wrap to bend
Tie in flat silver tinsel
Wrap tinsel body forward
Tie in yellow calftail underwing
Select and tie in matched mallard flank wings
Optionally add jungle cock cheeks
Wrap grizzly hackle collar
Whip finish and cement