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Egan's Red Dart
How do you tie a Egan's Red Dart?
Egan's Red Dart is a nymph fly pattern for trout, grayling. Find its 10 materials and 23 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout, grayling
- Pattern designer
- Lance Egan
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Partridge SLDJ Sure Hold size 16-20
- Bead: Gold Slotted 3.5-4mm
- Thread: Veniards UTC 70 Red
- Tail: Veniards Fluor Cock Hackle Red
- Rib: Veniards Mirage Opal Tinsel Small
- Under Rib: 6x Tippet
- Body: Peacock Ice Dub
- Hackle: Whiting Brahma Hen Badger dyed Brown
- Collar: UV Ice Dub Shell Pink
- Head Cement
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Slide the bead onto the hook.
Start the thread behind the bead and wrap down to just before the bend.
Pull some Fluor Red Cock Hackle fibers 90 degrees from the stem.
Align the tips in a stacker.
Tie in the hackle fibers on top of the hook shank, leaving a short tail.
Wrap the thread up to behind the bead and trim the butts.
Tie in the Mirage Opal Tinsel and 6x Tippet together.
Wrap the thread back down to just before the bend.
Dub the thread with Peacock Ice Dub.
Wrap the dubbing forward to just behind the bead, leaving a little space.
Counter wrap the Mirage Tinsel forward to the bead.
Secure the tinsel and trim.
Rib the body with the 6x tippet, securing at the bead.
Trim the tippet.
Select a Brahma Hen Badger dyed Brown feather.
Tie in the hen hackle by the tip.
Palmer the hen hackle forward to the bead, stroking the fibers back with each wrap.
Tie off the hackle and trim.
Dub the thread with UV Ice Dub Shell Pink.
Wrap the dubbing to form a small collar behind the bead.
Whip finish behind the bead.
Apply head cement to the thread wraps.