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Professor
How do you tie a Professor?
Professor is a wet fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Panfish, Bass. Find its 8 materials and 10 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Panfish, Bass
- Pattern designer
- Traditional (John Wilson, circa 1850s)
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At the vise
Materials
- Wet Fly Hook, TMC 3761, sizes 10-16
- Thread (8/0), Black
- Tail: Red Hackle Fibers
- Rib: Fine Gold Tinsel
- Body: Yellow Floss
- Hackle: Brown Hen Hackle
- Wing: Mallard Flank Feather Fibers
- Head Cement
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise. Start black thread behind the eye and wrap to the bend.
Tie in 6-8 red hackle fibers at the bend for the tail.
Tie in a length of fine gold tinsel at the bend for the rib.
Tie in yellow floss at the bend.
Wrap the yellow floss forward in smooth, touching turns to the 1/3 point behind the eye. Tie off and trim.
Wrap the gold tinsel rib forward in 4-5 even spirals over the body. Tie off and trim.
Select a brown hen hackle feather. Tie in and wrap 2-3 turns. Tie off and trim.
Select a bunch of mallard flank fibers. Align the tips and tie in as a wing over the body.
Trim the butt ends. Build a neat thread head.
Whip finish and apply head cement.