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Mahogany Dun
How do you tie a Mahogany Dun?
Mahogany Dun is a dry fly pattern for trout. Find its 6 materials and 26 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Ralph Long
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: #14 Standard dry fly hook
- Thread: 6/0 Dark brown Uni-thread
- Wing: Natural mallard flank
- Tail: Medium pardo CDL
- Abdomen: Furnace hackle quill
- Hackle: Golden speckled badger
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Start the thread at the middle of the hook and wrap back to the bend.
Clip off the butt end of the thread.
Bring the thread forward to two eye lengths behind the eye.
Prepare the natural wild mallard wing by trimming the sections so that they will naturally separate.
Sweep the wing forward.
Tie in the wing, slightly longer than necessary, with a pinch wrap.
Adjust the wing to extend out shank length.
Clip the excess wing material.
Bind down the wing with thread wraps.
Sweep the wing back to allow natural separation.
Prepare the medium pardo CDL tail.
Tie in the tail at shank length or slightly ahead of it.
Clip the excess tail material.
Wrap the furnace hackle quill forward, one wrap in front of the other, to create the abdomen.
Tie off the abdomen.
Clip the excess abdomen material.
Select a golden speckled badger hackle.
Tie in the hackle.
Wrap the hackle forward, palmering it over the abdomen.
Tie off the hackle.
Clip the excess hackle material.
Apply a light coat of Bug Bond to the body.
Cure the Bug Bond with a UV light.
Whip finish the fly.
Apply a dab of head cement to the head.