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Parmachene Belle
How do you tie a Parmachene Belle?
Parmachene Belle is a wet fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon. Find its 8 materials and 11 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
- Pattern designer
- Henry P. Wells (circa 1878)
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At the vise
Materials
- Wet Fly Hook, TMC 3761, sizes 8-14
- Thread (6/0), Black
- Tail: Red and White Hackle Fibers, mixed
- Rib: Fine Gold Tinsel
- Body: Yellow Floss
- Hackle: Red and White Hen Hackle, mixed
- Wing: White Goose or Duck Quill with Red Strips
- 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.
Mix red and white hackle fibers for the tail. Tie in at the bend, extending one shank-length.
Tie in fine gold tinsel at the bend for the rib.
Tie in yellow floss at the bend.
Wrap the floss body forward to the 1/3 point in smooth turns. Tie off and trim.
Wrap the gold tinsel rib forward in 4-5 spirals. Tie off and trim.
Tie in a red and a white hen hackle feather together ahead of the body.
Wrap both hackles 2-3 turns together. Tie off and trim. Stroke fibers rearward.
Select matched segments from white goose or duck quills. Add narrow strips of red along the leading edge.
Tie in the married wing segments over the body. Secure with tight wraps and trim butts.
Build a neat lacquered thread head. Whip finish and apply head cement.