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Serendipity
How do you tie a Serendipity?
Serendipity is a dry fly pattern for trout. Find its 4 materials and 21 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Ross Merigold
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Size 12-18 curved (scud or klinkhammer)
- Thread: 70 denier olive
- Body: Single strand of Z-lon
- Wing: Bleached or natural deer hair
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Start the thread and lay down a base.
Select a single strand of Z-lon.
Spin the Z-lon to tighten it.
Tie in the Z-lon at the front of the hook.
Wrap the Z-lon to the bend of the hook to create an underbody.
Take the thread back to the front of the hook.
Spin the Z-lon into a tight rope.
Wrap the Z-lon forward to create a segmented body.
Tie off the Z-lon, one or two eye lengths behind the eye.
Trim the excess Z-lon.
Select a small bunch of deer hair.
Remove the underfur.
Cut the deer hair flat.
Tie in the deer hair with a loose wrap.
Pull the thread tight on your side of the hook.
Secure the deer hair with a few more wraps.
Work the thread through the front of the deer hair head.
Whip finish two times under the front fibers.
Trim the deer hair to about one-third the length of the body.
Trim the deer hair on the sides to shape the wing.