Canoe Bunny Parachute Dry
Knapek "D" dry fly hook , here a size 10
Thread: Tan 8/0
Post: Grey polypropylene fibres
Rib: Oval copper,small
Tail: Light pardo Coq de Leon fibres
Abdomen: Birch bark under layers,a narrow strip cut with the grain.
I smear the outsides of the cut strip with Dilly Wax (Fly-Rite) to soften
the bark for better wrapping.(Dilly Wax is a multi-purpose tying wax/fly
and leader floatant.)
Hackle: Furnace used here
Thorax: Fur from the pads of a rabbit's foot
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