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Trico Dun

Hook:Tiemco 101 size#24 (or standard fine wire dry fly hook)

Thread:Tan and black 12/0 (8/0 is OK, but can add bulk quickly)

Tail:Coq de Leon (pardo medio) microfibbetts or spade hackle in dun-color is fine

Abdomen:pale olive goose biot

Thorax:Black superfine dubbing

Wing:Light dun CDC

Trico Spinner

Hook:Tiemco 101 size#24

Thread:12/0 Black

Tail:Coq de Leon

Abdomen:Stripped peacock (from the "eye" feather)

Wing:Organza

Thorax:Black superfine dubbing

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With tan thread, wind back to the hook bend, tie-in 3 tail fibers. "Splay" them out so that they appear like the naturals. Add a very small drop of diluted head cement at the base of the tail.

Tie in the goose biot (with the notch at the base of the biot facing back) and wind forward. Tie-off. Switch to black thread.

Dub a bit of the black at the tie-off point. Select 2-3 CDC feathers and align the tips. Tie them in at the angle shown.

This recipe is compliments of Rob O'Reily.

Add a bit of dubbing in front of the wing to hold it in position, tie-off. Add a tiny drop of diluted head cement to the tie-off point.

Spinner. Tie in tails as before. Using a pencil eraser, remove the "fuzz" from a pc. of peacock herl. Tie it in, wind it forward to create the abdomen. Cut a strip of organza about 3/8" long, pinch and pull a clump of the fibers off and tie on where shown, making figure-8 wraps of thread.

Dub a thorax as shown, again in figure-8 wraps to support the wings. Tie-off, add a drop of head cement as before.