haystacks

**terry** · 12-24-2009, 11:28 AM

Here are a few of Fran Better's haystack pattern. These are tied with a woodchuck tail and an adams gray body.

**AndyBaird** · 12-24-2009, 04:51 PM

Real nice Terry, the flare on those wings is sweet :geek:

Best,
Andy

**BrkTrt** · 12-24-2009, 09:47 PM

Great job on those Haystacks.

- Brk Trt

ulf_hagstrom · 12-28-2009, 05:42 AM

Very, very nice ones! I also dig that flair in the wings, great stuff!

Ulf

**rossa** · 12-28-2009, 01:16 PM

Very nice, what's your method of ensuring the wing stays straight up without sloping forward? I've seen a method on youtube where after tying in the wing you pull it back in bunches and wind thread in fornt of each bunch.

**terry** · 12-28-2009, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by rossa

Very nice, what's your method of ensuring the wing stays straight up without sloping forward? I've seen a method on youtube where after tying in the wing you pull it back in bunches and wind thread in front of each bunch.

First I tie in the hair for the wing, then I wrap the thread down to were I am going to tie in the tail. After tying in the tail I dub the body to the back of the wing. After that I push the hair up to the height I want it to be and wrap the thread with dubbing on it tightly against the front of the hair. I build it up to the correct height and finish the fly.

Hope this helps.

**trout-nut** · 12-28-2009, 01:35 PM

Nice fly. I also do the same thing. I them in bwo, pmd, even caddis only using darlon or zelon for a trailing shuck works great.

**terry** · 12-28-2009, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by trout-nut

Nice fly. I also do the same thing. I them in bwo, pmd, even caddis only using darlon or zelon for a trailing shuck works great.

Yeah they are a good fly with many color possibilities. I first started to tie and fish them because of how cheap hair is compared to hackle.

**jmeyerc** · 12-28-2009, 05:09 PM

The flies are nicely proportioned and the flair of the hair very neatly done. They are great ties Terry.

Jeanne

**rossa** · 01-05-2010, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by terry

Originally Posted by rossa

Very nice, what's your method of ensuring the wing stays straight up without sloping forward? I've seen a method on youtube where after tying in the wing you pull it back in bunches and wind thread in front of each bunch.

First I tie in the hair for the wing, then I wrap the thread down to were I am going to tie in the tail. After tying in the tail I dub the body to the back of the wing. After that I push the hair up to the height I want it to be and wrap the thread with dubbing on it tightly against the front of the hair. I build it up to the correct height and finish the fly.

Hope this helps.

Thanks, that's the way I've done it. But I can't stop the wing from sloping forward, more practice required I'd say.